Incident Messerschmitt Bf 109E-3 white 3,
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Date:Thursday 24 October 1940
Time:16:18 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic ME09 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Messerschmitt Bf 109E-3
Owner/operator:4./JG 77 Luftwaffe
Registration: white 3
MSN: 0820
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Karlstad trotting track -   Sweden
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Herdla, Norway
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Pilot Ludwig Fröba claimed to have navigation problem due to compass error.
The aircraft is brought to SAAB in Trollhättan "for investigation" and later returned to Germany.

Sources:

http://svammelsurium.blogg.se/2011/july/en-dag-pa-travbanan-1940.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Jan-2012 06:39 Masen63 Added
23-Jun-2012 01:16 Yvor Updated [Registration, Cn]
02-Feb-2018 22:30 Laurent Rizzotti Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]
10-Dec-2019 17:27 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]

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