Accident Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-4 ,
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Date:Tuesday 31 March 1942
Time:13:43 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic ME09 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-4
Owner/operator:3./Erg.-JGr. West Luftwaffe
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:500 metres south of Morlaix Airfield, Finistère 29 -   France
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Morlaix airfield
Destination airport:Heimatflug - non-operational sortie
Narrative:
Fehlstart. Failed takeoff.

Unteroffizier Walter Burdessa did not survive.

The damage was assessed as 95%.

Sources:

GQM (Michael Balss)
WASt-Gräberkarte

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Mar-2022 18:22 TigerTimon Added
17-Mar-2022 18:23 TigerTimon Updated [Location]
05-Jun-2022 20:20 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]

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