ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202802
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| Date: | Monday 11 December 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Gloster Gamecock Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | LLv 29 Suomen ilmavoimat |
| Registration: | GA-49 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Parola airfield -
 Finland
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 11 December 1939 alikersantti Valter Ossian Snellman of LLv.29, a training unit of the Finnish air force, was killed when his Gloster Gamecock II GA-49 crashed on Parola airfield, his home base, during a firing exercise. The aircraft was completely demolished.
Sources:
http://www.geocities.ws/finnmilpge/fmp_faf_training39_40.html
http://kronos.narc.fi/menehtyneet/index.php?id=754051&raportti=1
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloster_Gamecock
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parola
http://www.maplandia.com/finland/etela-suomi/kanta-hame/parola/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Dec-2017 09:17 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 13-Dec-2017 16:10 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Location] |
| 16-Feb-2021 18:07 | Lelek | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 16-Feb-2021 18:15 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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