Date: | Friday 10 May 1940 |
Time: | |
Type: | Douglas DC-2-115E |
Owner/operator: | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines |
Registration: | PH-AKN |
MSN: | 1360/F20 |
Year of manufacture: | 1935 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | UI |
Location: | Amsterdam-Schiphol Municipal Airport (AMS) -
Netherlands
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Phase: | Standing |
Nature: | - |
Departure airport: | - |
Destination airport: | - |
Narrative:The German invasion of the Netherlands during World War II, started on May 10, 1940. Kampfgeschwader 4 (KG 4), a Luftwaffe bomber unit, carried out an attack on Amsterdam-Schiphol Municipal Airport (AMS), destroying several aircraft.
One of the aircraft damaged beyond repair was KLM-owned Douglas DC-2 PH-AKN, named "Nachtegaal".
Sources:
Tweede Register 1929 - 1949 / Herman Dekker
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
6 June 1939 |
PH-AKN |
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines |
0 |
Amsterdam-Schiphol Municipal Airport (AMS) |
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sub |
Forced landing |
Location
Images:
photo (c) Stadsarchief Amsterdam; Amsterdam-Schiphol Municipal Airport (AMS); 1935; (publicdomain)
photo (c) via Esclarmonde; Paris-Le Bourget Airport (LBG/LFPB); ; (publicdomain)
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