Accident Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-1 14041,
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Date:Sunday 25 October 1942
Time:11:05 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic ME09 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-1
Owner/operator:1./JG 1 Luftwaffe
Registration: 14041
MSN: weisse 11 +
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:North Sea 300 metres north of Helgoland island; Schleswig-Holstein -   Germany
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Feindflug - operational sortie
Narrative:
Absturz infolge Motorschaden. Crash due to engine failure.

Unteroffizier Reinhard Lätsch was killed.

Sources:

Prien/Rodeike, JG 1/11, page 595
WASt-Gräberkarte

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Jan-2022 09:24 TigerTimon Added
19-Jan-2022 09:25 TigerTimon Updated [Location]

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