Mid-air collision Incident Messerschmitt Bf 109E-3 J-365,
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Date:Monday 10 August 1942
Time:11:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic ME09 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Messerschmitt Bf 109E-3
Owner/operator:Swiss Air Force
Registration: J-365
MSN: 2432
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Gelterfingen, BE -   Switzerland
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:LSZW
Destination airport:LSZW
Narrative:
Mid-air collision with another Bf-109E-3 (J-366) over Gelterfingen, BE. Both pilots managed to bail out of the aircraft and landed with minor to moderate injuries. Both Bf-109E-3´s crashed to the ground and were fully destroyed.

Sources:

http://178.83.198.61/wings/04-SAF/000-SAF-Basis-e.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Oct-2011 05:26 Alpine Flight Added
09-Nov-2012 16:57 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type]

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