History:On the evening of July 25th, 1943, around 20.00 hours, 12 Bostons from 107 and 342 (Free French) Squadron were attacking The Fokker-works in Amsterdam. There was slight damage to buildings. The Bostons were escorted by Spitfires of the Kenley Wing. North of Amsterdam, the formation was attacked by ME-109's III./JG54. Uffz Albert Pfeiffer, called Weisse 5 , belonging to 7./JG54 was part of the formation of JG 54. He got into a fight with W. Cdr JE (Johnny) Johnson, DSO, DFC & Bar, Wing leader of the Kenley Wing. This was no match for this British veteran so Uffz Pfeiffer and his plane were shot down. Pfeiffer was able to parachute to safety and his landed near a German searchlight exposure to the Noordermaatweg in Heemskerk. His plane crashed near Marquette Castle in Heemskerk. PLANECrashdateJuly 25th, 1943Investigationdate1990CallsignWeisse 5Serialnumber19818Squadron7./JG54 Messerschmitt Bf-109G-4Heemskerk1990YEARLOCATION