Date: 8th July 1940
Time: 7.30 p.m.
Unit: 3 Staffel./Lehrgeschwader 2
Type: Messerschmitt Bf 109E-3
Werke/Nr.2964
Coded: Not known.
Location: Buckland Farm, Sandwich, Kent, England.
Pilot: Leutnant. Albert Striberny 53534/ - Captured POW.
REASON FOR LOSS:
Shot down in combat with fighters and dived into the ground; partially buried at a depth of 3 ft. Pilot bailed out and was captured. Markings: the aircraft bore a yellow Mickey Mouse as staffel sign and on the tail R.109/2964.
Lt. Albert Striberny pictured here in the cockpit of Bf 109E (Parker/Parry)
Crash site of Lt. Striberny’s Bf 109E at Buckland Farm, July 1940 (Parker/Parry)
The tail wheel and part of the Staffel insignia can be clearly seen in this photo, July 1940 (Parker/Parry).
Researched and compiled by Melvin Brownless with thanks to Nigel Parker (May 2013).
