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Originally Posted by BARKERNS
Just purchased Luftwaffe Crash Archive Vol 4 10th Sept to 27th Sept 1940.
There's nothing for 23rd Sept, but there is an entry for 17th Sept 1940 for a ME109-E-1 crashing into Church Wood, Dunkirk, near Canterbury, Kent 15.40 hrs. A/C dived into woods after combat & buried itself whilst burning out.
A/C was Wn.3177 (9/JG53) pilot Uffz Manfred Langer + CC 1/181
Did pilot bale out or die in the crash, as Archive book does not tell me. I can provide photo of part if required.
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Just an aside the information you were looking for regarding the pilot's fate was in the Crash Archive Book.
"+ CC 1/181" gives the info. "+" means killed, "CC" means " Cannock Chase" and "1/181" gives the grave location which matches Peter's info as well.