ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225942
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| Date: | Thursday 5 September 1940 |
| Time: | 16:50 LT |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-1 |
| Owner/operator: | 5./JG 27 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 3627 |
| MSN: | schwarze 2 + – |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mile east of Appledore Station, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fiennes landing ground, France |
The pilot, Leutnant Helmut Strobl, was shot down in combat and was killed in the crash. The Messerschmitt was flying a fighter escort sortie to England.
Crashed following fighter action, dived into the ground, buried in a deep crater and burnt out.
Markings: Plate; BFW.109 302 Regensburg 3836/12.
Fitted with DB 601 engine.
Note: The pilot’s remains were located on the 5th September 1986 when the aircraft was excavated. He was finally laid to rest in the family plot at Kolbnitz, Austria.
Researched and compiled by Melvin Brownless and Nigel Parker.
Sources:
- Luftwaffe losses aircrewremembrancesociety3.com
- GQM (#2-3); Blitz T&N, s.313 (Foto); Mason, s.354; BoB T&N, s.623
- http://ww2.dk/Airfields%20-%20France.pdf
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jun-2019 19:22 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 10-Jul-2019 14:12 | TigerTimon | Updated [Embed code] |
| 18-Jan-2020 11:30 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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