ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196764
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 April 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 109E-1 |
| Owner/operator: | 3./JG 54 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 3454 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Mötzingen, Baden-Württemberg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
On 2 April 1940 Lt Klaus Ziegast of 3./JG 54 was killed when his Bf 109 E-1 WNr 3454 hit the ground at Mötzingen, near Nagold, during air-ground firing practice. The cause was unknown. The fighter was a 100% loss.
Sources:
JG 54 loss list, by Günther Rosipal (http://www.jg54greenhearts.com/LossList.htm)
"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
“The Battle of France Then and Now”, by Peter D. Cornwell. ISBN 9-781870-067652
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B6tzingen
http://www.maplandia.com/germany/baden-wurttemberg/stuttgart/boblingen/motzingen/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jul-2017 09:02 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 19-Jul-2017 09:58 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 02-Feb-2018 22:29 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 26-Jan-2020 16:53 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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