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| Date: | Thursday 17 October 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 109E-7 |
| Owner/operator: | Stab I./JG 53 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | White 8 |
| MSN: | 4138 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Over the Channel- Kent coast -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Le Touquet |
I./ Stab JG 53. Gruppenkommandeur Hptm Hans-Karl Mayer in check-out with Bf 109E-7(WNr.4138)was shot down by Spitfire of No.603 Sqn over the Channel. Hptm Mayer body was founded on the English coast at Kent, 10 days later.
Sources:
http://www.battleofbritain1940.net/0028.html
Datenbank der Deutschen Luftwaffe
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jun-2015 17:57 | Daniel Nole | Added |
| 10-Dec-2019 20:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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