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Re: Bf109 crash Rockanje, Holland 02-08-1943
Update:
SGLO NL loss register for 1943 lists 2 Bf-109 losses over the Netherlands this day. One 5 km NW of the island Texel and this one. After investigations it seemed that JG54 from Schiphol were fighting the RAF 12 grp. Spitfire escorts of a RAF 16 grp. Beaufighter squadron attacking shipping off the coast of Den Helder.
Accoording to JG54 losses 2 Bf109's were lost with one casualty; Uffz. Gotthard Obst. The other pilot (Uffz. Werner Sadrina) was wounded but is reported to have managed to land on the Island of Texel with approx. 20% damage to his Bf-109. JG54 claim several Beaufighters that day but records reveal no losses.
It seems unlikely that the plane of Uffz. Werner Sadrina ended up at Rockanje. It is possible but seems highly unlikely as it would have passed its Base (Schiphol) on the way from the combat zone to Rockanje. It would only be possible if the pilot would be totally disorientated and or wounded.
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