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What happened to Lt. Günther Scheel (3./JG 54) ?
He collided with his 71st victim (a Yak-9) on 16 July 1943 over Bolkhov.
Reported as missing.
However, he was seen in a camp at Ielaguba in 1946 and in an hospital at Solny in 1948.
Reported as missing ever since.
He joined 3./JG 54 in April 1943 and was brought down three months later, claiming no less than 71 "kills" in 70 operational sorties!
He received many awards, including the Ritterkreuz, posthumously.
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