Accident Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 18867,
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Date:Tuesday 14 September 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic ME09 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6
Owner/operator:7./JG 26 Luftwaffe
Registration: 18867
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Wijnendale, West Flanders -   Belgium
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Lille-Vendeville airfield, France
Destination airport:
Narrative:
A wing cut loose due to excessive air frame stress during aerial combat with the RAF.

Pilot: Unteroffizier Helmut Bannischka - KIA

Sources:

https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/bf-109-te-wijnendale

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
14-Sep-2018 17:02 TigerTimon Added
15-Dec-2018 12:50 TigerTimon Updated [Narrative]
13-Dec-2019 09:03 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
26-Jun-2022 03:22 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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