Incident Messerschmitt Bf 109F-1 5651,
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Date:Sunday 21 December 1941
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic ME09 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Messerschmitt Bf 109F-1
Owner/operator:II./JG 51 Luftwaffe
Registration: 5651
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Yukhnov airfield, Kaluga Oblast -   Russia
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Yukhnov airfield
Destination airport:
Narrative:
On 21 December 1941 Uffz. Walter Hocker of II./JG 51 was wounded in a take-off crash from Yukhnov airfield (called Juchnow by the Germans) due to undercarriage failure. His Bf 109 F-1 WNr 5651 was a total loss (100% damage).

Sources:

"Die Jagdfliegerverbände der deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945, Teil 9/I: Winterkampf in Osten 6.12.1941 bis 30.4.1942", by Jochen Prien & co. ISBN 978-3-923457-76-6
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yukhnov
http://www.maplandia.com/russia/kaluzhskaya-oblast/yukhnovskiy-rayon/yukhnov/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Dec-2018 10:35 Laurent Rizzotti Added
12-Mar-2020 13:47 DG333 Updated [Operator, Operator]

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