link branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards battles birth_date rank article_title name
luftwaffe 18px 8 . / jg 54 near oldenburg yes 6 march 1944 21 august 1916 kommern district of brüx , sudetenland nazi germany knight 's cross of the iron cross world war ii 21 august 1916 oberleutnant gerhard loos
 gerhard loos
gerhard loos

gerhard loos -lrb- 21 august 1916 -- 6 march 1944 -rrb- 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 '' -lrb- `` werksnummer '' 411922 -- factory number -rrb- 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 .
