Accident Douglas 8A-3N 386,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 54322
 
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Date:Friday 15 March 1940
Time:14:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic a17 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas 8A-3N
Owner/operator:3-V-2 LvR; Wapen der Militaire Luchtvaart (ML)
Registration: 386
MSN: 536
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Ypenburg AFB, Zuid-Holland -   Netherlands
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Soesterberg
Destination airport:Ypenburg
Narrative:
Lost control at 150m due to a high speed stall, crashed and caught fire.

Pilot / Sergeant-vlieger G. Nijhuis

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T0011C&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/18800/?page=5
Friesch dagblad
16-03-1940
https://nimh-beeldbank.defensie.nl/memorix/7894b5fa-d0c0-bc0f-8704-d220c7867d44

Media:

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
10-Aug-2016 18:28 TB Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative]
14-Feb-2019 15:02 Cobar Updated [Time, Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
03-Mar-2019 12:08 Cobar Updated [Phase, Departure airport]
25-Feb-2020 13:14 TigerTimon Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]
17-Sep-2021 11:10 Cobar Updated [Narrative]
11-Jun-2022 03:38 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
12-Jun-2022 22:25 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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