Incident Messerschmitt Bf 109E-1 6308,
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Date:Saturday 31 August 1940
Time:17:40
Type:Silhouette image of generic ME09 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Messerschmitt Bf 109E-1
Owner/operator:7./JG 26 Luftwaffe
Registration: 6308
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Knatts Valley, Stansted -   United Kingdom
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Shot down by Pilot Officer B.E. Christmas of No. 1 Sqn RCAF. The German pilot Uffz Horst Liebeck survived the crash.

Sources:

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/archive/index.php?t-13910.htmp

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Dec-2019 09:29 gerard57 Added
09-Dec-2019 16:41 Nepa Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator]

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