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| Date: | Sunday 15 February 1942 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 109E |
| Owner/operator: | 3./JGr. Losigke Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 2766 |
| MSN: | weisse 4 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | the ice of Limfjorden near Løgstør; Nordjylland -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Esbjerg airfield |
| Aalborg/West airfield |
Operation - transfer from Jever via Esbjerg and Aalborg West to Oslo.
A group of Bf 109`s took off from Jever at 10:25 hours led by a Bf 110 of 6./ NJG 1. Destination was Esbjerg, to refuel there and to continue to Aalborg/West.
Two staffels landed at Aalborg/West. The third Staffel lost orientation and six aircraft landed on the ice of Limfjorden near Løgstør.
The 109 of Feldwebel Ernst-August Bollmann overturned during landing and ended up lying on its back. The canopy broke through the ice and Bollmann drowned before he could be helped out.
The damage was assessed as 40%.
Sources:
Airwar over Denmark - http://flensted.eu.com/g1942012.shtml
Nordic Loss-List
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Feb-2022 09:36 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 09-Feb-2022 09:37 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 12-Jun-2022 09:31 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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