Incident Messerschmitt Bf 109E , Sunday 17 September 1939
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Date:Sunday 17 September 1939
Time:15:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic ME09 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Messerschmitt Bf 109E
Owner/operator:I./JG 53 Luftwaffe
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:Apach-Büdingen -   Germany
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Get shot down by a Curtiss H-75A of GC II/5 during a combat with 2 other Bf 109. 2 Curtiss get destroyed also.

Sources:

Les Ailes Françaises 1939-1945 (vol 2)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-May-2017 14:50 brocky Added
10-Dec-2019 17:11 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator, ]

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