Crash during transferflight in Bury Belgium
 

Hello ,

on June 16 1942 a Me Bf-109 F WNr-780750 made a crashlanding at Bury Belgium during a transferflight from Le Havre France to Wevelgem Belgium.
I have one name von Bitter ??

Regards
Alain57

Re: Crash during transferflight in Bury Belgium
 

Thar story is nonsens.

The WNr. 780750 was a Bf 109G-14, manufactured during August 1944. At that time Le Havre was already in Allied hands. I have no such loss for the given date, location or name.

Re: Crash during transferflight in Bury Belgium
 

Hi !

Could it have been w/nr. 8757 Bf109F-4 of JG2 which crashed due to fuelstarvation on 10/06/1942 ?

Best regards

Luc

Re: Crash during transferflight in Bury Belgium
 

Hi !

The Tagesmeldung of Ob.Feldktr/520 Ia An den Mil.Befehlshaber in Belgien und Nordfrankreich dated 11/06/1942 (source RW 36-28 p.311) mentions :
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Am 10.6.42 musste eine deutsche Maschine 109-F 4-8757, Werk Nr. 780750, Flugzeugführer Feldw. Von Bitter, auf dem Flug von Le Havre nach Wevelghem wegen aussetzenden Motor in Bury ( 4 km nördl. Péruwelz) an der Strassen ach Leuze notlanden. Maschine ging vollkomen in Bruch, Flugzeugführer unverletzt. Maschine wird von einen Wache des FW Chièvres bewacht. Luftgau Brüssel wurde verständigt.
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Flugzeugunfälle und Verluste bei den Verbänden dated 22/06/1942 (source RL 2-III/1181 P.70) mentions
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10.6 I./J.G.2 H Bei Arras Notlandung infolge Brannstoffmangel Bf 109 F 4 8757 90
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The only Fw. Von Bitter of JG2 I could find was Fw. Joachim von Bitter (53523/40, born on 5/08/1922), who was killed on 10/01/1943 when his Fw190 crashed near the English coast. He is presently buried at Higher Cemetery, Exeter, England. (Sources WASt death card G-A 032/0780 and findagrave.com).


The crash is mentioned in La Luftwaffe en Belgique Tome I, by J.L.Roba and P.Taghon, p. 258.


Copies of the documents can be supplied via pm.


Best regards


Luc

Re: Crash during transferflight in Bury Belgium
 

10./JG 2 were around this time converting to the Fw 190 so possible this F-4/B was being returned to a depot?