Bf-109G-6 werknumber 20518

[Alain57]

On august 17th 1943 a Me Bf-109G-6 werknumber 20518 made a crashlanding due to enemy fire near the town of St-Trond Belgium.Who was the pilot and what happened with him ? Could it be that the aircraft was part of 12./NJG2 ?

[Tomislav Haramincic]

Hello Alain,

Your information is correct, WNr.20518 was from 12./NJG2. Stammkennzeichen was NH+VH and it was damaged 25%. No information on the pilot.

best regards,
Tomislav

[Alain57]

Thanks Tomislav

Alain

[Jochen Prien]

Dear Alain,

are you sure this was an aircraft of 12./NJG 2 and not 12./JG 2 ? I have it as an aircraft of 12. Staffel of JG Richthofen that was damaged over Belgium in an engagement of parts of II./JG 2 with B-17 returning from their attack on Schweinfurt in the afternoon of August 17th, 1943, and which had to belly land at St. Trond sustaining 25% damage to the aircraft and no harm to the as yet unidentified pilot in the process.

What is your allocation of this Bf 109 G-6 to NJG 2 based on ? Perhaps you can help me to erase a mistake in my files and set this matter straight.

Regards

Jochen Prien

[Alain57]

Hi Jochen ,

Also i'm not sure if the aircraft belonged to NJG 2 , it seems more likely that he was part of JG2.I think it is a little bit strange that a NJG used Me-109. Perhaps someone can straight this out.
Thanks anyway for the help.

Alain