Battle of Britain: On 24 August at 15:45, Luftwaffe pilot Herbert Bischoff, 1st/JG52, crash-lands his Bf-109 E-1 "white 9" near Margate, Kent due to engine failure. The pilot is taken prisoner of war, the wreckage of his Emil is transported away on the flatbed of a civilian AEC Mammoth Major – 1/144 scratch-built AEC Mammoth Major 6 Mk II and the Beacon Models Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-1.

Sources

I am not a professional historian and have neither access to first-hand sources nor to reports from witnesses. All thoughts discussed in this article are my unprovable opinion on an ongoing discussion. If any information is incorrect or misrepresented, please let me know.

Sources I have used:

jg52.net/kriegstagebuch/1940/7

commons.wikimedia.org

The Model

AEC Mammoth Major 6 Mk.II
Scratch-built

Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-1
White 9, I/JG52
Herbert Bischoff

Kit: Beacon Models