Accident Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-4/Trop 8791,
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Date:Sunday 24 May 1942
Time:13:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic ME09 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-4/Trop
Owner/operator:Stab III./JG 53 Luftwaffe
Registration: 8791
MSN: schwarze <2 + I
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Bari airfield -   Italy
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Comiso airfield
Destination airport:Martuba landing grounds, Libya
Narrative:
Überführungsflug - ferry flight.

Oberleutnant Friedrich Below did not survive the accident on takeoff.

Sources:

Prien, JG53, II, page 611
WASt-Gräberkarte
http://ww2.dk/Airfields%20-%20Libya%20and%20Egypt.pdf

Revision history:

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17-May-2022 11:31 TigerTimon Added

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