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Essex Lw loss
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Interesting picture but no caption other than Bf109 Essex - late 40 - presumably Sept/Oct ........
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Re: Essex Lw loss
Picture appears on page 651 in Luftwaffe Crash Archive Volume 6 28th October 1940 to 31st December 1940 by Nigel Parker
The identification is as follows: 29th October 1940 Bf109E-4 Wn.5794 1+l 8/JG26 Marsh House Farm, Tillingham Essex 17:00hrs Attacked from both sides by Hurricanes and the pilot baled out; the aircraft diving into soft ground, buried and burnt out. A few .303 strikes found on pieces of wreckage. Armament: traces of one 20mm cannon found ID:60316, AW:white, Dortmund, 15/1/40 FP:39874 Brussels Ff: Fw Konrad Jäckel Battle of Britain Then and Now Volume V records loss on page 702, crediting victory to Pilot Officer Kumiega and Sergeant Hogg of 17 Squadron Tadeusz Leon Kumiega http://www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/Kumiega.htm Robert Dudley Hogg http://www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/HoggRD.htm |
Re: Essex Lw loss
Excellent - I needed a 'leg up' to jolt the memory - TVM for your help on that !
Yeah - good series those Lw. CA Vols. |
Re: Essex Lw loss
Kumiega gave me a very good account of this combat some years ago
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