Date: 30th May 1944
Unit: 7 Staffel / Nachtjagdgeschwader 5
Type: Messerschmitt Bf 110F-4
Werke/Nr. 2686
Code: C9 + AB
Location: 2.5 Km ENE of Nordhausen, Germany.
Pilot: Unteroffizier Günther Leu 4./A.Fl.Ausb. Rgt.71 Nr.728 Killed (Born 11.01.1921 in Berlin.)
Radio/Op: Unteroffizier Franz Michalski 2.Flg.Ausb. Rgt.14 Nr.951 Killed (Born 24.08.1923 in Kattowitz.)
REASON FOR LOSS:
This aircraft crashed during a routine flight, exact cause unknown.
Ceremonial guard for the two fallen fliers in the Staffel's hangar, location unknown.
Research & photos Melvin Brownless (ARS) & Steven Hall, January 2009
