Career
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 + Doctor of Laws" (Werksnummer 411922 — factory number) 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 20 metres (66 ft) he fell to his death.
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