ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 301227
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 April 1940 |
| Time: | 05:25 |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.90A Dragonfly |
| Owner/operator: | Haerens Flyvertropper (Danish Army Air Force) |
| Registration: | S-23 |
| MSN: | 7551 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Værløse Air Base, Værløse, Furesø Municipality -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Værløse Air Base (Flyvestation Værløse)(EKVL) |
c/no 7551 (Gipsy Major #8929/8930) To Haerens Flyvertropper (Danish Army AF) as S-23 with C of A 5882 issued 24.4.37. Used for blind flying and as navigation trainer.
Damaged (possibly destroyed) by Luftwaffe attack on Værløse Air Base (Danish: Flyvestation Værløse) 9.4.40 just south of Værløse, Furesø Municipality, 20 kilometres northwest of central Copenhagen, Denmark. At 05:25 am on 9.4.40, the air base was attacked by Messerschmitt Bf 110 aircraft of the German Luftwaffe. During the attack, which came in five waves and only lasted about 45 minutes, almost all of the Danish aircraft at the base were destroyed.
Sources:
1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH90.pdf
2. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p075.html
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A6rl%C3%B8se_Air_Base#World_War_II
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Nov-2022 19:32 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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