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  • Gerhard Loos
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  • Gerhard Loos (21 August 1916 – 6 March 1944) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. Loos is credited with 92 aerial victories, 14 of which claimed in Defense of the Reich. On 6 March 1944 Loos flying a Bf 109 G-6 "RX + DL" (Werksnummer 411922 — factory number) was shot down in aerial combat near Rheinsehlen by Lieutenant John Howell of the 357th Fighter Group. Hanging on his parachute he was drifting into a high voltage power line. Releasing the parachute at he fell to his death.
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Birth Date
  • 1916-08-21
Commands
  • 8
Branch
  • 18
death place
  • near Oldenburg
Name
  • Gerhard Loos
Birth Place
  • Kommern district of Brüx, Sudetenland
Awards
death date
  • --03-06
Rank
Allegiance
  • Nazi Germany
Battles
  • World War II *Eastern Front *Defense of the Reich
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  • Gerhard Loos (21 August 1916 – 6 March 1944) was a German Luftwaffe fighter ace and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II. Loos is credited with 92 aerial victories, 14 of which claimed in Defense of the Reich. On 6 March 1944 Loos flying a Bf 109 G-6 "RX + DL" (Werksnummer 411922 — factory number) was shot down in aerial combat near Rheinsehlen by Lieutenant John Howell of the 357th Fighter Group. Hanging on his parachute he was drifting into a high voltage power line. Releasing the parachute at he fell to his death.