Gear-up landing Accident Messerschmitt Bf 110 C-1 ,
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Date:Wednesday 6 September 1939
Time:morning
Type:Silhouette image of generic me11 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Messerschmitt Bf 110 C-1
Owner/operator:1./ZG 1 Luftwaffe
Registration:
MSN: 2N+IH
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:northwest of Warszawa (Warsaw) -   Poland
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Mühlen (Mielno) airfield, West Pomeranian Voivodeship
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The pilot performed a belly landing after being damaged by PZL P.11c fighters of the Polish Air Force but died from injuries. The radio operator survived the crash.
The pilot credited with the victory is Lt Wiktor Strzembosz.

Operation: escort for Junkers Ju 87
Crew:
Flugzeugführer - Major Karl Hammes (Staffelkapitän) - killed
Bordfunker - Oberfeldwebel Walter Steffen - prisoner of war

Sources:

http://www.aircrewremembrancesociety.co.uk/styled-15/styled-16/styled-276/index.html
Kracker Database
http://ww2.dk/Airfields%20-%20Germany%20[1937%20Borders].pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Nov-2017 15:01 gerard57 Added
24-Mar-2018 09:19 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative]
30-May-2019 12:46 TigerTimon Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
25-Dec-2019 18:32 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Operator]

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