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- Walter Zellot (6 October 1920 – 10 September 1942) was a World War II fighter pilot from Nazi Germany. He was appointed Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of 2. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 53 (JG 53—53rd Fighter Wing) on 19 August 1942 replacing Hauptmann Klaus Quaet-Faslem. Zellot received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 3 September 1942 for a reported 84 victories (although his actual total kill on that date was 78). However, earlier on the same day of his appointment on 19 August 1942, his Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-2 (Werknummer 14189—factory number) was shot-up by a Soviet fighter,[[[Wikipedia:Citing_sources|page needed]]]_2-0" class="reference"> probably the Yakovlev Yak-1 flown by future ace Boris M. Vasilyev (929 IAP).[[[Wikipedia:Citing_sources|page needed]]]_3-0" class="reference"> On 10 September 1942, Zellot was killed while engaged in a low-level attack on Soviet troops northwest of Stalingrad. His Bf 109 was hit by anti-aircraft fire. He bailed out at low altitude, insufficient for his parachute to open, and was killed. (en)
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- Aviation (en)
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- World War II (en)
- Biography (en)
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- Walter Zellot (6 October 1920 – 10 September 1942) was a World War II fighter pilot from Nazi Germany. He was appointed Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) of 2. Staffel of Jagdgeschwader 53 (JG 53—53rd Fighter Wing) on 19 August 1942 replacing Hauptmann Klaus Quaet-Faslem. On 10 September 1942, Zellot was killed while engaged in a low-level attack on Soviet troops northwest of Stalingrad. His Bf 109 was hit by anti-aircraft fire. He bailed out at low altitude, insufficient for his parachute to open, and was killed. (en)
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