eBay: one Bf 109 E. Stab III./JG 54

[Larry Hickey]

Franck,

This is scheduled as one of our Color Profile a/c for the EoE project. This is the a/c of Hptm Arnold Lignitz, Gr Kdr of III./JG54, displaying 19 victory tabs in two rows on the rudder. We have several excellent photos of the scoreboard of this a/c taken during early Nov., 1940, shortly after Lignitz won the RK and took over III./JG54. He was originally with 9./JG51.

We think that this is the fatal crash near Waterloo, Belgium, by Uffz. Karl Albrecht of 9./JG 54, on 14.02.41, with aircraft WNr924 a 100% loss. Albrecht was obviously flying the Gr Kdr's a/c when he crashed.

Regards,

Larry Hickey
EoE Project Coordinator

[ouidjat]

Thanks Larry for your help!

Note that at the time Herbert Bauch did crash 3752 Lignitz was already GrKdr so I had the choice in fact but nothing about that guy ...
Coincidence: I choose a guy who crashed a plane which wasn't his usual one, too.

Thanks again. I was more or less expecting a reaction coming from you!

Regards, franck.