She still maintained contact and support for the imprisoned members of the family. In the final weeks of the war, Melitta was looking for her husband in the concentration camps, and got a Gestapo authorisation to visit the commandant at Schönberg where he had been taken. During the visit, her aircraft was shot down by an American fighter; she died hours later of injuries from the attack and crash-landing.
Melitta continued to maintain contact with and offer support to the imprisoned family members throughout the war's final weeks. As the conflict neared its end, Melitta became increasingly desperate to find her husband in the concentration camps, and eventually obtained permission from the Gestapo to visit the commandant at Schönberg where he was being held. Her efforts were ultimately thwarted when she was hit by an American fighter while on her way back.