W.Nr. 1342 was operated by JG 51 with the code "Yellow 10" and piloted by Fw. Eduard Hemmerling during the Battle of Britain. He crashed and was killed off the coast of Cap Blanc Nez on July 29, 1940 after combat with British Spitfires.
W.Nr. 1342 was operated by JG 51 with the code "Yellow 10" and piloted by Fw. Eduard Hemmerling during the Battle of Britain. He crashed and was killed off the coast of Cap Blanc Nez on July 29, 1940 after combat with British Spitfires.
Mortally wounded, this BF-109 limped back to the French coastline during the Battle of Britain where it crash landed. Unlike many preserved BF-109's which contain license-built parts from Spain, this aircraft contains 100% original German parts.