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| Date: | Saturday 31 August 1940 |
| Time: | 17:40 |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 109E-1 |
| Owner/operator: | 7./JG 26 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 6308 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Knatts Valley, Stansted, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down by Pilot Officer B.E. Christmas of No. 1 Sqn RCAF. The German pilot Uffz Horst Liebeck survived the crash.
7./JG26 Messerschmitt Bf 109E-1 (6309). Intercepted during escort sortie to Hornchurch and shot down in combat with fighters. Believed that claimed by Pilot Officer B. E. Christmas of No. 1 (RCAF) Squadron. Broke up over Knatts Valley, Stansted, 17:40 hrs. Uffz Horst Liebeck baled out and captured unhurt.
Sources:
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/archive/index.php?t-13910.htmp
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Dec-2019 09:29 | gerard57 | Added |
| 09-Dec-2019 16:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 28-Jul-2024 11:40 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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