Walter Zellot, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Walter Zellot

German World War II Flying ace

Date of Birth: 06-Oct-1920

Place of Birth: Spittal an der Drau, Carinthia, Austria

Date of Death: 10-Sep-1942

Profession: military personnel

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Walter Zellot (6 October 1920 – 10 September 1942) was a World War II fighter pilot from Nazi Germany.
He was appointed Staffelkapitän of 2./JG 53 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 Bf.109G-2 WNr.14189 was shot-up by a Soviet fighter, probably the Yak-1 flown by future ace Boris M.
Vasilyev (929 IAP).On 10 September 1942, Zellot was killed while engaged in a low-level attack on Soviet troops northwest of Stalingrad.
His Messerschmitt Bf 109 was hit by anti-aircraft fire.
He bailed out at low altitude, insufficient for his parachute to open, and was killed.