ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 54309
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| Date: | Friday 10 May 1940 |
| Time: | 04:30 LT |
| Type: | Fokker D.XXI |
| Owner/operator: | 2-II-1 LvR, Wapen der Militaire Luchtvaart |
| Registration: | 245 |
| MSN: | 5518 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Zwaagdijk, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Schiphol |
Emergency-landing due to combat damage, following aerial combat with Bf 109 aircraft of the 5./JG 26.
Reserve sergeant-vlieger H.B. Bulten was slightly injured.
The aircraft had taken off at 03:45 hrs to defend the Fatherland. The fighters of II./Jagdgeschwader 26 were flying fighter escort for bombers of III./KG 4 which targeted Schiphol airfield.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T0047&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
https://nimh-beeldbank.defensie.nl/memorix/6dd5f0cd-b1af-ad99-0c36-b628ee130c81
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Feb-2019 16:18 | Cobar | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 04-Mar-2020 10:24 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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