Hello in my village Kapellen(Glabbeek) BELGIUM near Louvain and Tienen a Messeschmitt BF110 was shot down as i was told by Wally MC Cleod on 19/4/44.
I found records on the plaine and the accident.Telling it is abouth ME110 G-4 Werknr 740148 11NJG1 G9+HZ Pilot UFFZ Alfred Wachtel killed(he was born in Meisen GE)
A eyewithness showed me the crash place and i started detecting.I found some small pieces and a very small plate .
MARKED; BAUART 110B WERK-NR 220 SACH-NR 84500 .So this is an other WERK-NR as in the records.AND MORE all the withnesses are shure it was summer , at least august and not april as in the records.So now i am wondering if we are talking abouth the same airplane.
CAN SOMEBODY HELP,
regards André Bruyninckx
By: andre.bruyninck - 17th June 2017 at 16:38
yes thanks
By: andre.bruyninck - 17th June 2017 at 16:35
thanks
By: andre.bruyninck - 17th June 2017 at 16:33
hi,indeed he claimed a DO217;Cynrik De Decker who is an expert on aviation told me that he toke the plane for a DO217 as it has a twin-tail just like the BF 110.It seems that the only DO217 that was shot on 19/4/44 crashed in the Northsee. There is an German report(Deutshe nachtjagd -materialverluste) telling;Capellen 8km N of Tienen,19/4/44 by UBERFUHRUNGSFLUGT with BF110 G9 HZ Wnr 740148 Uffz A Wachtel was killed. The only discussion is the date because 5 eyewithnesses are telling me ;it was in the summer 44 at least july:august
thanks André
By: Richard gray - 11th June 2017 at 10:56
S/L Henry Wallace “Wally” McLeod, RCAF was flying a Spitfire Mk-321. On 19 April 1944 he shot down Me-110 Werk number 740148 G9+HZ from 11./NJG1 which came down at Kappellen,8 km north of Tirlemont Belgium, killing pilot Uffz Wachtel Alfred.
The plate: BAUART 110B WERK-NR 220 SACH-NR 84500 would have been attached to a component of the same plane, unfortunately it does not include the makers name, so cannot identify component.
Bauart = construction type. 110B so fits Me 110B (Possible others)
Sach-nr 845500 = Drawing number of the component.
Werk-NR 220 = Works number of the manufacturer of the component.
By: Seafuryfan - 11th June 2017 at 08:33
‘CRASH MESSERCHMITT’ title…a simple tweak from the mods (‘what do you mean, even you need to sleep’?). Still, 1300 views, so plenty of airing.
By: brewerjerry - 11th June 2017 at 04:18
Here, a (Messerschmitt) grip for those of you who need to get one:
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
By: brewerjerry - 11th June 2017 at 04:17
Hi
check here
https://sites.google.com/site/cahsreginachapter/wally-mcleod—-fighter-ace
he claimed a do-217, on the april date, does the area mentioned in the text match with the crash location ?
cheers
jerry
By: Snapper - 10th June 2017 at 22:33
Really? You straight away automatically assumed and panicked that a Messerschmitt had just crashed? Lots of them flying about I suppose…can’t believe you’re being so melodramatic. Breathe, Gentlemen, Breathe.
Here, a (Messerschmitt) grip for those of you who need to get one:
Sorry André, I cannot help with your query. Good luck.
By: trumper - 9th June 2017 at 13:44
Agreed but we still read it as such,it was more of a ask for the Mods if the author can’t.
By: TonyT - 8th June 2017 at 23:47
Please guys English is not his first language, so have some latitude.
By: DH82EH - 8th June 2017 at 23:30
Yes, please add a date to any title with the word CRASH in capital letters.
It is unnecessarily alarming.
Thanks
Andy
By: trumper - 8th June 2017 at 19:53
Can we change the title to reflect it was a ww11 incident 🙂
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