ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 193173
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| Date: | Sunday 28 January 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 109E-1 |
| Owner/operator: | 2./JG 21 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 3491 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Münster-Handorf airfield, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Münster-Handorf airfield |
Uffz. Willi Strassfeld of 2./JG 21 was killed when his Bf 109 E-1 WNr 3491 crashed and burned on take-off from Münster-Handorf airfield. The cause of the accident was unknown.
Sources:
“The Battle of France Then and Now”, by Peter D. Cornwell. ISBN 9-781870-067652
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flugplatz_M%C3%BCnster-Handorf
https://www.google.de/maps/search/51.995278,7.731944/@51.995278,7.731944,1112m/data=!4m2!2m1!4b1?dg=dbrw&newdg=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2017 21:47 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 24-Dec-2019 16:54 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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