Re: eBay: Bf 109s. 15/03/14
 

Thank you Rémi.

Re: eBay: Bf 109s. 15/03/14
 

Hello,

Items 1, 6 & 8 in this listing show the following a/c:

"6 July 1940: 1./JG3 Messerschmitt Bf109E-1 (4051). Crashed on take-off from Grandvilliers (Airfield, France, at) 9.20 a.m. cause unknown. FF Uffz Hermann Marquardt killed. Aircraft 90% damaged - write-off."

Because of the caption info, we now know that this was "White 14." Jochen Prien has provided this additional info, which is consistent with this caption: "the totally wrecked Emil said to have been "white 14" was the a/c of Uffz. Heinz Marquardt of 1./JG 3 who crashed to his death on a training flight on July 6th, 1940, at Grandvillers a/f. Debris of his a/c flying through the air after the impact killed Obgefr. Otto Freudenberg from the ground personal of I./JG 3."

Five of these photos in this grouping were purchased for the "Eagles over Europe" photo data base.

Regards.

Re: eBay: Bf 109s. 15/03/14
 

Hello,

Thank you very much Larry for the info!! Oh! N°1 Also!! Good!
...
I see you are making serious research!! :)

Tschüss, Franck.

Re: eBay: Bf 109s. 15/03/14
 

6th July 40 is okay? I have 4th July...

Regards

Roland

Re: eBay: Bf 109s. 15/03/14
 

Roland,

They were two separate losses during a period of training of new pilots at Grandvilliers. The KTB of I./JG3 and the VDK database both confirm that MARQUARDT died on 6 July 1940 while the earlier crash on 4 July 1940 involved no pilot casualty.

Re: eBay: Bf 109s. 15/03/14
 

Hi Gents,

Thanks Roland to have raised this point.
Thanks Peter to have given that info.

Regards,
Franck.

Re: eBay: Bf 109s. 15/03/14
 

Thank you for the clarification!

Regards

Roland