29 Jun 1942
Egypt
Egypt
- German 90th Light Division reached Sidi Abdel Rahman, Egypt. ww2dbase [Battle of Mersa Matruh | Sidi Abdel Rahman | CPC]
30 Sep 1942
Egypt
Egypt
- After a dive bomber escorting mission, the engine of Hauptmann Hans-Joachim Marseille's Bf 109G-6 fighter caught fire southeast of El Imayid, Egypt. Unable to make it back to his airfield due to black smoke entering the cockpit, the 22-year-old "Star of Africa" attempted to bail out, but while doing so he struck the vertical stabilizer across his chest and hip. He fell to his death 7 kilometers south of Sidi Abdel Rahman, Egypt at 1142 hours. ww2dbase [Hans-Joachim Marseille | Sidi Abdel Rahman | AC, CPC]
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