History of one Bf 109 E-4

[Fairlop]

Hi,

Does anybody help me with a history of the W.Nr. 703 please ?
Comments are much appreciated.

Regards,
Michal

[JoMe]

Hey Michal

This plane was build in 1938 by Erla-Werke Leipzig as version E-3.
On 10. May 1940 this plane belonged to 2.(J)/LG 2 and wears vkz "black 12 +". At this time, it was damaged by an emergency landing because lack of fuel at Euskirchen/Germany.
You can find a picture of this plane in "Luftwaffe im Focus No.1, page 3.

Regards
JoMe

[Fairlop]

Hi JoMe,

Thank you very much for the superb info. The date is valid for the emergency landing or I´am in mistake ?
This 109 continued in service with II./JG 51 as personal mount of Hptm. Fözö in 1941.

Regards,
Michal

[JoMe]

Hey Michal

The plane was only light damaged, 23 %.

Regard
JoMe

[Fairlop]

Thanks !

Michal

[Rasmussen]

The plane arrived on 03 June 1940 in Leipzig for repair and was there mentioned still on 01 August 1940.

Best wishes
Rasmussen

[Larry Hickey]

JoMe,

The information you provided on this "mystery" crash of "Black 12" of 2.(J)/LG 2 is much appreciated. However, this isn't listed as a 10.5.40 incident in Jochen Prien's JFV Vol 3, P. 409. Were did you get this info on a 2 Staffel crash with 23% damage due to fuel exhaustion at Euskirchen, Germany? Is there another data base for this type of information not used in the Prien books?

Thanks and best wishes,

[steve sheridan]

In reply to this accident on 10.5.40, i have listed that this a/c was being flown by Lt. Helmut Mertens, sadly i dont have a source for this info, but would be open to further speculation.

Rgs,
Steve.

[JoMe]

Hey all together

You can find this loss in Prien-book JG 77, Part 1, page 275, but without the wnr.
I have taken the dates both from Luftwaffe im Focus and JG 77, Part 1.
The pilot of this plane shall be Uffz Friedrich Möller.

Regards
JoMe

[steve sheridan]

Excellent news JoMe,
Thank you.
Rgs,
Steve.