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Date: | Sunday 3 March 1940 |
Time: | |
Type: | Messerschmitt Bf 109E-1 |
Owner/operator: | I./JG 76 Luftwaffe |
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Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Rüdesheim, Rheinland-Pfalz -
Germany
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
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Narrative:Gefr Erich Engelbach of I./JG 76 was killed when his Bf 109 E-1 crashed near Rüdesheim after a mid-air collision. The other aircraft was only slightly damaged and landed safely.
Sources:
"Die Jagdfliegerverbände der deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945, Teil 2: Der "Sitzkrieg", 1.9.1939 bis 9.5.1940", by Jochen Prien & al, ISBN 3-923457-59-6
JG 54 loss list, by Günther Rosipal (http://www.jg54greenhearts.com/LossList.htm)
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%BCdesheim_(Nahe)
http://www.maplandia.com/germany/rheinland-pfalz/koblenz/bad-kreuznach/rudesheim/ Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
22-May-2017 09:09 |
Laurent Rizzotti |
Added |
02-Feb-2018 22:29 |
Laurent Rizzotti |
Updated [Aircraft type] |
26-Jan-2020 17:00 |
stehlik49 |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |