Accident Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-5 15959,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51296
 
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Date:Monday 18 October 1943
Time:14:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic ME09 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-5
Owner/operator:5./JG 3 Luftwaffe
Registration: 15959
MSN: schwarze 7
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:IJsselmeer, near Enkhuizen, Noord-Holland -   Netherlands
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Schiphol airfield (NL)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The plane crashed into the IJsselmeer. The pilot, Ofw. Werner Kloss died in the crash.
His body was retrieved from the sea by a fisherman on 29 June 1944.

There were suddenly sharply deteriorated weather conditions. The Gruppe received the starting order at the moment that there was already a fog between the hangars.

Operation: Feindflug (combat flight)

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2984&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.flevolanderfgoed.nl/home/erfgoed/noordoostpolder-2/vliegtuigwrakken-3/messerschmitt-bf-109g-5-18802.html

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
31 January 1944 411134 8./JG 1 Luftwaffe 1 Anna Jacobapolder, Sint Philipsland, Zeeland w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
22-Sep-2017 11:19 gerard57 Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative]
16-Oct-2018 18:45 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
16-Oct-2018 19:12 TigerTimon Updated [Narrative]
24-Mar-2020 21:49 DB Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator]
15-Jun-2022 17:51 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
15-Jun-2022 19:06 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
16-Jun-2022 21:57 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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