ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 272869
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| Date: | Thursday 11 February 1937 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 109V6 |
| Owner/operator: | Legión Condor - Aviación Nacional |
| Registration: | 6-2 |
| MSN: | Wk-Nr 880 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cáceres Airfield -
 Spain
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Bf-109V6 piloted by Ltnant.Paul Rehahn crashed during landing in a ferry flight. The parachute, incorrectly packaged,opened suddenly pushing the pilot onto the control column. Rehahn was killed. This was the sixth prototype in production of the Messerschmitt Bf-109, sent to Nationalist Spain for combat evaluation purposes
Sources:
1.Osprey Publishing Aircraft of the Aces 99 "Aces of the Legion Condor"
Robert Forsyth pag 54
2.The Messerschmitt Bf 109, Prototype to E variants
Lynn Ritger 2005 Modellers-Datafile 9 SAM Publications Pag 17
3.https://www.asisbiz.com/il2/Bf-109D/Condor/pages/Messerschmitt-Bf-109V3-VJ88-Condor-Legion-6x2-Paul-Rehahn-lost-in-a-accident-Spain-11th-Feb-1937-02.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-2021 08:38 | volman | Added |
| 02-Jan-2022 13:51 | volman | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
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