ME-109 JG 54

[Alain57]

On 30/05/1940 a Me Bf-109 from III./JG 54 made a belly landing near Ham 25 km south-west of the town Gent Belgium , it seems that the pilot was safe. Does someone knows his name ?

[Leendert]

Alain,

Peter Cornwell's Battle of France book puts this belly landing on 29 May 1940 and with II./JG53.....

No name given for pilot, who was safe.

Groet,

Leendert

[Brian Bines]

A hard to read JG54 list shows 29-5-40 Ltn Siegfried Schmidt g III, and in ink what looks like N Cambrai ( according to the Osprey booklet the unit was I/JG21 becoming III/JG54 on 6-Jun-40). The small 'g' after Schmidt indicates prisoner of war.

[Alain57]

Thanks Brian and Leendert

Alain

[RT]

This Schmitt seems something pretty new , Brian, is there someone else that could confirm, in Prien not seems to appear

Remi

[Brian Bines]

Remi I am afraid the list is all I have, the Osprey booklet says I/JG21 ( III/54) lost Fw Harting killed with two other pilots making crash landings in late May. The list I have shows 25-5-40 Gef. Rudolf Dabelow m, 26-5-40 Fw Rudolf Hartwich shot down Dunkirk taken prisoner but died, and 29-5-40 Ltn Siegfried Schmidt prisoner,

Regards

Brian Bines