[Peter Cornwell]

28 November 1940: 2./JG26 Messerschmitt Bf109E-3 (1289). Suffered engine failure during freelance sortie over the Channel and belly-landed in garden of Stocks Cottage, Main Road, Udimore, 4.00 p.m. FF Uffz Hans Wolf captured unhurt. Aircraft Black 2 + 100% write-off.
Aircraft shipped to South Africa for exhibition and now displayed in the National Museum of Military History at Saxonwold, Johannesburg. Entire tailplane switched to Bf109E-1 (6313) of 2./JG27 captured November 30 prior to its transport to the USA for exhibition. Main Erla identity plate confirming '1289' found by Steve Vizard amongst remains of RAF Air Intelligence dump buried at Kenley in 1984.

30 November 1940: 2./JG27 Messerschmitt Bf109E-1 (6313). Belly-landed at Woodyhyde Farm, south of Worth Matravers, when engine blew a piston during weather reconnaissance sortie 1.15 p.m. FF Uffz Paul Wacker captured unhurt. Aircraft p + White G 100% write-off.
This aircraft was a replacement only recently taken on the strength of 2./JG27 and still carried the markings of its previous unit 4.(S)/LG2. Complete tailplane fitted to 4101 of 2./JG51 captured on November 27 and subsequently flown as DG200 by the RAF Enemy Aircraft Flight. Replacement tailplane taken from 1289 of 2./JG26 captured on November 28 later fitted prior to shipment to the USA for exhibition tour.