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Unteroffizier Ernst Poschenrieder : Raider - Pilot Portrait
Unteroffizier Ernst Poschenrieder in combat with a Spitfire on Monday 30th September 1940. Ernst forced landed his aircraft on Broom Hill, Strood, Rochester, Kent.
Ernst flew Bf109E-1 WerkNr 5175 with 7/JG53, based at Le Touquet-Etaples airfield. On 30th September his unit was on bomber escort duty. After intercepting RAF Spitfires over North Kent, his aircraft was hit. During the forced landing he sustained serious back injuries. He spent the rest of the war as a prisoner.
See also: Fallen Eagle (Pencil Sketches)
Each print hand-signed by:
- Unteroffizier Ernst Poschenrieder
Ref: A30
Overall Size: 297mm x 210mm
