Date: 30th August 1940
Time: 11.55 a.m.
Unit: 2 Staffel/Jagdgeschwader 54
Type: Messerschmitt Bf 109E-4
Werke/Nr. 6072
Coded: 6 + (White)
Location: Layhams Farm, Biggin Hill, Kent, England.
Pilot: Oberleutnant Hans Rath 65168/ POW
REASON FOR LOSS:
This aircraft broke up over Fickleshole Farm, Chelsham, Surrey following a mid-air collision with Lt. Rudolf Ziegler during combat with RAF fighters. Hans Rath baled out from 20,000 feet and was captured, Ziegler also managed to jump clear and parachuted to safety and captivity.
S/L John Ellis DFC of No. 610 Sqdn visits the crash site.
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