Status: | |
Date: | Friday 10 May 1940 |
Time: | 03:55 |
Type: | Fokker F.VIIIa |
Operator: | Luchtvaartafdeling - LVA |
Registration: | 951 |
MSN: | 5045 |
First flight: | 1928 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Rotterdam-Waalhaven Airport ( Netherlands)
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Phase: | Standing (STD) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | - |
Destination airport: | - |
Narrative:The German invasion of the Netherlands during World War II, started on May 10, 1940. A Luftwaffe bomber unit carried out an attack on Rotterdam-Waalhaven Airport, destroying several aircraft.
Classification:
Destroyed on ground
Damaged on the ground
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.