Date: 29th July 1940
Unit: Stab I/Jagdgeschwader 51
Type: Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4
Werke/Nr. Unknown
Code: Unknown
Location: Near Wissant, France.
Pilot: Hauptmann Erwin Aichele Killed
REASON FOR LOSS:
This aircraft was damaged in combat over the English Channel. Pilot attempted emergency landing but aircraft overturned and he was killed.
Erwin Aichele was aged 39 at the time and was one of the oldest German fighter pilots.
Propeller blades and hub mark the spot where Erwin Eichele lost his life (July 1940)
Burial detail:
Originally buried where he fell.
