ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 341897
Date: | Thursday 23 May 1940 |
Time: | |
Type: | Sabca Savoia-Marchetti S.73P |
Owner/operator: | Sabena |
Registration: | OO-AGS |
MSN: | 3 |
Engine model: | Gnome-Rhône 14K Mistral Major |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | UI |
Location: | Arques -
France
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | - |
Destination airport: | - |
Narrative:Shot down by German ground fire. The airplane was operated on behalf of RAF 271 Sqn.
One crew member, a mechanic, survived by jumping out of the aircraft before the crash. The pilot and co-pilot died in the crash.
Sources:
francecrashes39-45.net Golden Years of Aviation Location
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