Date: 1943 Oct 18/18 | A/C Type: Me-109 G-5 | SN: 26101 | Code: | A/C Nickname: | ||||||
File: 274 | Airfrce: Luftwaffe | Sqn/Unit: JG 3 Udet | Mission/Raid: search for group of B-24 over North Sea | |||||||
1 | Pilot | Feldwebel Gerhard Thyben | 9 | |||||||
2 | 10 | |||||||||
3 | 11 | |||||||||
4 | 12 | |||||||||
5 | 13 | |||||||||
6 | 14 | |||||||||
7 | 15 | |||||||||
8 | 16 | |||||||||
Looked under the fog to see how low he was, passed a cow. Belly landed and flipped over in soft mud. Freed by German soldiers and a doctor from village Urk. Next day he visited the nearby wreck of B-17 bomber 42-37751 (crew Emmert). |
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