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Crash Site Messerschmitt Bf 110 G-4 "D5CL" 720074

The Messerschmitt Bf 110 G-4 "D5CL" 720074 of flying ace Rudolf Frank lost its wing to debris of an exploding Lancaster bomber (Frank's 45th and last aerial victory) in the night of 27 April 1944.

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Source

  • Text: Kaj Metz
  • Photos: Martin Damen (1), Wikimedia Commons (2)
  • Schumann, Ritterkreuzträger Profile Nr. 13 Rudolf Frank — Eichenlaubträger der Nachtjagd (2014), p. 32

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