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Old 29th August 2008, 06:55
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The name of Luftwaffe Pilot KIA in Libya...

Guys

Vaguely remember this story---maybe from Shores & co's 'Fighters over the Desert', maybe another book, I don't remember for sure but here goes:

This pilot, as far as I could tell was a Experte for JG27; he had an unusual habit: Whenever he scored a vic that was just a 'belly landing' he'd follow up & strafe the wreck (AFTER the Pilot vacated it of course) thoroughly to prevent it from being salvaged; he did it repeatedly in the book until one day he was caught 'wreck strafing' by another allied fighter & was shot down & killed;
So guys...anybody have any idea who this pilot was? Or did I misremember something?

TiA

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