ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 220218
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 August 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-4 |
| Owner/operator: | III./JG 54 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Guînes-Courgain airfield, Pas-de-Calais -
 France
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
A Bf 109 E-4 of III./JG 54 was damaged beyond repair (at 70%) in a take-off accident on Guines-Sud airfield while taking off for a local flight. The pilot was unhurt and his name is not known.
Sources:
JG 54 loss list, by Günther Rosipal (http://www.jg54greenhearts.com/LossList.htm, no more online)
"Les pertes de la chasse de jour allemande en France 1939-1945. Vol 1: September 1939 - December 1940", by Pierre Watteeuw (Hors Série Avions n° 10). ISBN 2-914017-14-6
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gu%C3%AEnes
http://www.maplandia.com/france/nord-pas-de-calais/pas-de-calais/calais/guines/
http://ww2.dk/Airfields%20-%20France.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Dec-2018 10:13 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 28-Jan-2020 11:22 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 07-Aug-2021 12:00 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source] |
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