2.8 2006 © kjell sørensen

Dette var vårt andre besøk av dette havaristedet. Vi var der i 2005 også, men da vi omsider fant stedet sent på kvelden,var det for dårlig fotolys

Transfarelvdalen 2.August 2006 kjell sørensen/ morten moe

Morten searcing the crash site
2.8 2006 © kjell sørensen

Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-4 Alta, Finnmark

III./JG 5 Gelbe 9+ WNr.7543 10.09 1943

Took off from Altagaard on an alarmstart to intercept a russian PRU-spitfire which was checking on Tirpitz at Kaafjord. The pilot probably pushed to hard and received engine failure. He managed to bail out and survived.(source:Kronstadposten/ulf larsstuvold)