ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53087
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| Date: | Saturday 25 October 1941 |
| Time: | 12:49 LT |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-4/Z |
| Owner/operator: | Stab I./JG 53 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 7285 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 25 km W of Katwijk aan Zee, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Katwijk |
This aircraft crashed in the North Sea during a practice flight. Engine failure is believed to be the cause of the accident. The pilot was never found.
He was Hauptmann Franz von Werra, a holder of the Knights Cross.
Hauptmann von Werra had been shot down over England in September, 1940, and had escaped from a prison train taking him from Montreal in Canada to a POW camp. He made his way to the St Lawrence River, and from there crossed into the United States, which was still neutral at that time.
He is believed to be the only German POW to escape from Canada and return to Germany.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1314&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
https://me109.info/
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Jagdgeschwader/Inhalt.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 14-Feb-2014 21:44 | angels one five | Updated [Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 15-Apr-2014 06:01 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 23-Dec-2019 15:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 10-Apr-2020 13:14 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Apr-2020 13:15 | TigerTimon | Updated [Phase] |
| 10-Apr-2020 13:23 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 18-Jun-2022 03:58 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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