Wreckage of Hans-Joachim Marseille's Bf 109G-6 fighter south of Sidi Abdel Rahman, Egypt, 30 Sep 1942; the vehicle in background marked the approximate location where Marseille's body landed

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Caption     Wreckage of Hans-Joachim Marseille's Bf 109G-6 fighter south of Sidi Abdel Rahman, Egypt, 30 Sep 1942; the vehicle in background marked the approximate location where Marseille's body landed ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Sidi Abdel Rahman, Egypt
Date 30 Sep 1942
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Photos on Same Day 30 Sep 1942
 
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1. Anonymous says:
7 Jan 2015 08:27:03 AM

The aircraft that Marseille flew on the day he died was not a 109G-6, but a BF 109G-2/trop, W.Nr 14256.

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