Incident Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-4 1155,
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Date:Friday 21 February 1941
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic ME09 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-4
Owner/operator:Erg.St./JG 3 Luftwaffe
Registration: 1155
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Tours Airfield, Indre-et-Loire 37 -   France
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Tours airfield
Narrative:
The Bf 109 E-4 WNr 1155 of Erg.St./JG 3 was damaged beyond repair (at 60%) in a forced landing at Tours airfield after running out of gas. The pilot was unhurt and his name is not known.

Sources:

"Les pertes de la chasse de jour allemande en France 1939-1945. Vol 2: 1941", by Pierre Watteeuw (Hors Série Avions n° 15). ISBN 2-914017-XXX
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flughafen_Tours
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=47.431944&lon=0.723056&z=12&m=w

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
23-Feb-2021 08:30 Laurent Rizzotti Added
24-Feb-2021 08:36 Laurent Rizzotti Updated [Date]
25-Feb-2021 18:02 Anon. Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator]
25-Feb-2021 18:02 Anon. Updated [Nature, Operator]

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