Incident Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-1 ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234417
 
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Date:Tuesday 21 May 1940
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic ME09 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-1
Owner/operator:I./JG 26 Luftwaffe
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Noord-Brabant -   Netherlands
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The aircraft turned over and crashed on takeoff. The damage was assessed as 50%.

At 15 May, the I./JG 26 had arrived at Eindhoven airfield and would stay until the 23rd of May, when the unit moved to Antwerpen-Deurne airfield. It is not clear on which airfield this accident exactly happened.

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=R0006J&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
'Vliegvelden in Oorlogstijd' page 264

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Mar-2020 19:57 TigerTimon Added
27-Mar-2020 08:30 DB Updated [Operator, Operator]

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