Death of Otto Kittel - Highest scoring ace to fall in combat | 267 victories - 16th February 1945

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On 16th February 1945, Oberleutnant Otto Kittel took off on a free hunt over the Džūkste are of Latvia. Upon intercepting a formation of 14 IL-2 Sturmoviks, Kittel was last seen attacking a Sturmovik when two other Sturmoviks simultaneously attacked Kittel from below to the rear. His plane was damaged and crashed shortly after. At the time of his death, was Germany’s 4th highest scoring ace with 267 victories (265 according to some sources).

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Sources:
The Life of Otto Kittel: The Modest Top Ace with 267 Victories by Evgeniy Velichko
https://warspot.ru/10237-tma-opustila...

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