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| Date: | Monday 4 May 1942 |
| Time: | 08:20 |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-7 |
| Owner/operator: | 1./Erg.-JGr. Süd Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 4876 |
| MSN: | weisse 6 + |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Eich, Pfungstadt, Hessen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Went into a flat spin. Unteroffizier Franz Emmrich bailed out but was killed when the parachute didn't open.
The wreck burned on the ground.
Sources:
GQM (MB); NVM (Erg.JGr. Süd, 4.5.42)
WASt-Gräberkarte
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2022 10:30 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 30-Apr-2022 11:18 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 05-Jun-2022 17:40 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Operator, ] |
| 05-Jun-2022 20:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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