| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | Not known |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Messerschmitt Me-262 Schwalbe |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Messerschmitt Me-262 Schwalbe |
| Aircraft Version: | Messerschmitt Me-262A-2A Schwalbe |
| C/n (msn): | Not known |
| Operator Titles: | Germany - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Hatten / Musée de l'Abri [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Country: | France |
| Collection: | Musée de l'Abri |
| Photo Date: | 16 April 2022 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 455803 |
| Photo Comment |
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These are the remains, mostly engines and cannon, of a Kampfgeschwader 51 'Edelweiss' Me-262 that crashed at Eberbach-Selz on 14th January 1945. The pilot, Leutnant Oswald Ritter von Rittersheim, was killed and is buried in the cemetary at Bergzaben. Please get in touch if the Werk Nummer (serial) of this plane is known. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 26 April 2022, and has since been viewed 1113 times. |