Bf.109 wreck found in the Tyrrhenian sea

[Gianandrea Bussi]

A group of italian divers has found the wreck of a Bf.109G-6.
They think it could be Bf.109G-6 wr. nr. 162739 of the 3./JG 77 lost on may 15, 1944 in a Luftkampf, pilot Gefr. Hans Joachim Kautz missing.

I've read in the JG 77 history written by Dr. Prien that the pilot was posted missing in the Acquapendente/Montalto area.

Does anyone may give any additional detail about that combat, the place where the aircraft went down and the story of the aircraft itself?

Thank you

Gianandrea

[philippe1]

when was it found ? do you have any link to it or pictures?
kind reg
phil

[RT]

Seems Kautz just wounded , crash around 17h30 GMT, location same, maybe Nick Beale could help for this case...

Remi

[Gianandrea Bussi]

So far, I've got only the joined pictures of one of the machine guns.
I think that an article about this aircraft will appear in "Ali Antiche", the magazine of the Gruppo Amici Velivoli Storici (www.gavs.it).

Gianandrea

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by RT

Seems Kautz just wounded , crash around 17h30 GMT, location same, maybe Nick Beale could help for this case...

Remi

I can't help very much, but this extract from MATAF Int/Opsum No. 401 may be of interest.

[Gianandrea Bussi]

Nick,
thank you for the document.

Gianandrea