Bf109E Early film footage of eventual Battle of Britain Loss.

[Mr Schmitt]

Hi Guys,

I was just perusing some Wartime German/Luftwaffe footage on You tube and it shows early wartime Bf109E's taxing and taking off. I happened to notice one bf109E's Werk Nummer is clearly visible on the tail fin as it taxiing by the camera. It shows in what looks like white numbers 966.
I looked in the book the Battle of Britain Then and Now by Winston Ramsey and on page 681 and it states;

9th October 1940
Bf109E4 (0966) Rubber Dinghy accidentally inflated in cockpit during Free-lance sortie over Kent. Lost control and crash landed near Vensons Farm, Eastry at 7:45 am. Lt Escherhaus captured unhurt. Aircraft 10+ a write-off.

Please look at the footage and see if you spot it.

Here is the You tube link;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY87PnIj2i0

I just thought I would share it with you.

Kind Regards