| The Airbattle over Simrishamn | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of World War II | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Sweden |
 Germany | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Reggiane Re.2000 | Dornier Do 24 | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 2 fighter pilots | 1 fighter pilot | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1 killed | None | ||||||
The Airbattle over Simrishamn, or Airbattle of Simrishamn (3 April 1945) was an aerial incident that occurred during World War II where a Swedish fighter pilot, named Harry Nordlund, went down in an attempt to repel a German aircraft violating Swedish territory.[1] The German three-engined Dornier with three machine guns ended up retreating after another Swedish pilot, Sven Brise, showed up repelling it from Swedish airspace.[2]
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- ^ Klinthage, Jörgen (2005-04-28). "Svensk jaktflygare sköts ner av tyskarna". Sydöstran (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-10-26.