Incident de Havilland DH.60M Moth (3x) ,
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Date:Tuesday 9 April 1940
Time:19:55 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.60M Moth (3x)
Owner/operator:Kjeller Aircraft Factory (Hærens Flyfabrikk)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Kjeller Aircraft Factory, Kjeller, Lillestrom -   Norway
Phase: Standing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Kjeller Aircraft Factory, Kjeller, Lillestrom
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Ex Hærens Flyvepåpen DH.60M Moths 119 (c/no 143), 121 (c/no 144) and 125 (c/no 146) were all destroyed in Luftwaffe bombing at Kjeller Aircraft Factory (Hærens Flyfabrikk) at Kjeller, Lillestrom at 19:55 hours (local time) on April 9 1940

Sources:

1. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh60.pdf
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kjeller_Airport#World_War_II

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
20-Sep-2017 13:16 TB Added
13-Dec-2017 00:02 Dr. John Smith Updated [Date, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
26-Jan-2018 20:26 TB Updated [Date, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
29-Sep-2023 01:34 Dr. John Smith Updated [[Date, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]]

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