Uffz. Kauper kom sansynligvis inn i propellstrømmen fra jageren foran seg. Han mistet dermed høyde og gikk i bakken like sør for kirka på Hustad.

UTM 32 0403553 6981715
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Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 Hustad, Fræna Møre og Romsdal

10./IV./JG 5 WNr.15804 "Weisse 6" Uffz.Georg Kauper 24.08 1943

Two Messerschmitts manned by Uffz.Heinz Halstrick and Georg Kauper took off at 19.15 from Lade, flying at low altitude over Hustad. Uffz.Georg Kauper lost his life when his aircraft suddently hit a little rock. Time was app.19.50.
His body was found 200m north of the crash site. The engine was found in a little creek near by the church.