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| Date: | Saturday 27 April 1940 |
| Time: | 12:40 |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 109E |
| Owner/operator: | II./JG 2 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hamburgisches Wattenmeer, near Neuwerk island, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The aircraft hit the water. In German: Unfreiwillige Wasserberührung.
Leutnant Reinwald was injured. He came walking towards the coast and was admitted to the hospital. According to the Bundesarchiv:
" eine Me 109 im Watt bei Neuwerk abgestürzt. Flugzeugführer kam zu Fuss an land und wurde dem Marinelazarett zugeführt."
Sources:
GQM losses
BA / MA Freiburg, via J. Junker
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2025 18:18 | TigerTimon | Added |
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