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WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-14. THIS KITTYHAWK FIGHTER-BOMBER AIRCRAFT MADE A FORCED LANDING NEAR EL ALAMEIN WITHIN A FEW MINUTES OF A GERMAN MESSERSCHMITT, WHICH HAD BEEN ENGAGED IN THE SAME AERIAL BATTLE, ALSO MAKING A FORCED LANDING. IT WAS SOON EVIDENT THAT THE LUFTWAFFE WAS ANXIOUS THAT THE MESSERSCHMITT SHOULD NOT BE SALVAGED FOR EXAMINATION AND ANOTHER GERMAN PLANE ENDEAVOURED TO DESTROY IT.
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-14. A GERMAN MESSERSCHMITT BF109F WHICH MADE A FORCED LANDING IN THE REAR OF THE AUSTRALIAN LINES NEAR EL ALAMEIN IS LOADED ON TO A TRANSPORT TO BE TAKEN TO R.A.F. WORKS
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-14. KITTYHAWK FIGHTER-BOMBER AIRCRAFT FORCED DOWN NEAR EL ALAMEIN AFTER AN AERIAL BATTLE. THIS PICTURE SHOWS DAMAGE TO TAIL-PIECE. A GERMAN MESSERSCHMITT BF109F, DAMAGED
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-14. THIS GERMAN MESSERSCHMITT BF109F PLANE MADE A FORCED LANDING ON THE MAIN BITUMEN ROAD NEAR EL ALAMEIN STATION WHEN VITALLY HIT BY ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE. ANOTHER MESSERS
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-14. THIS GERMAN MESSERSCHMITT BF109F PLANE MADE A FORCED LANDING ON THE MAIN BITUMEN ROAD NEAR EL ALAMEIN STATION WHEN VITALLY HIT BY ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE. ANOTHER MESSERS
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-08-14. A GERMAN MESSERSCHMITT BF109F, A YELLOW 5 OF 6/JG27, A BERLIN UNIT PILOTED BY LIEUTENANT GERT MIX, WHICH MADE A FORCED LANDING IN THE REAR OF THE AUSTRALIAN LINES NE
Western Desert, Egypt. 14 August 1942. A German Messerschmitt BF109F of yellow 5 of 6/JG27, a Berlin unit, piloted by Lieutenant Gert Mix which made a forced landing in the rear of the Australian line
