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Ackermann, Alwin (KG 77)

Date of death:
July 12th, 1943 (Gela, Caltanissetta, Sicily - Italy)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

26.06.1942: WIA flying with Kü.Fl.Gr.606 when hos Ju88A-4 Werknummer 1634 colided with Ju88A-4 Werknummer 1568 flown by Leutnant Hans Blauentag (himself and all his crew KIC) when landing at Catania Airfield and was totaly destroyed
crew :
-Beobachter Uffz. Konrad Lehmann WIA
-Bordfunker Fw. Karl Melauer WIA
-Bordschütze Uffz. Helmut Teichmüller WIA
Unteroffizier Alwin Ackermann 6./ Kampfgeschwader 77 was MIA flying Ju88A-4 Werknummer 822033 coded '3Z+FP' reported lost on mission to Gela.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Unteroffizier
Unit:
Flugzeugführer
Awarded on:
November 16th, 1942
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg

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