Bf 109E shot down on 21 Oct. 1940 near Calais

[Dénes Bernád]

I have a photo that shows the mangled wreck of a Bf 109E, said to be shot down at Les Attaques, near Calais, on 21 Oct. 1940.
In the Luftwaffe loss list I have access to no '109 is listed as lost on that particular day.
Does anyone have any details on this incident?

Thanks,

[chuckschmitz]

I have a reference to a Bf109E (5804) from 3/LG2 that crashed landed at Calais on 20 October.

Happy New Year,
chuck

[Peter D Evans]

Only a Fw58B-2 loss on that day in "Les Pertes de la Chasse De Jour Allemande en France, Vol 1 Sept'39 - Dec'40" [Avions, Hors Series No.10] Dénes... Plenty of Bf109E losses either side of that date though... any markings visible at all?

Cheers
Peter D Evans
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[Dénes Bernád]

No markings visible at all. It's only the twisted metal what's left of the Emil.

[Peter D Evans]

Hi again Dénes...

To confirm the loss mentioned in Chuck's post #2, along with a second loss the day before also at Calais... both from the same source as my previous post:

Bf109E-7, WNr.5804 - 75% loss - 3./LG2 - Ofw.Erwin Clausen - combat avec Spitfire NO d'Ashford, atterrissage force; Calais
Bf109E-7, WNr.6350 - 50% loss - 3./LG2 - Ofhr.Hans-Joachim Marseille - combat avec Spitfire, atterrissage force: Calais

Certainly sounds from your description that the loss was more than 70%...

Cheers
Peter D Evans
LEMB Administrator