Accident Blohm & Voss BV 222 V1-A X4+AH,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 31801
 
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Date:Monday 1 February 1943
Time:
Type:Blohm & Voss BV 222 V1-A
Owner/operator:LTS 222 (See) Luftwaffe
Registration: X4+AH
MSN: 222/365
Fatalities:Fatalities: 40 / Occupants: 64
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Piraeus -   Greece
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Piraeus harbor
Narrative:
Sank after collision with a shipwreck on landing.

Sources:

Flugzeug Classic Special 8, p79
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blohm_%26_Voss_BV_222
https://www.historisches-marinearchiv.de/projekte/luftwaffenfahrzeuge/luftwaffen_fahrzeuge_seeflugzeuge/ausgabe.php?flugtyp=B+%26+V&where_value=408

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
21-Mar-2010 02:43 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Nature, Damage]
21-Mar-2010 02:52 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn]
21-Mar-2010 03:00 TB Updated [Operator]
12-Apr-2010 09:30 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Source]
06-Mar-2012 10:39 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
25-Jul-2013 18:47 Nepa Updated [Operator]
03-Mar-2016 09:50 Laurent Rizzotti Updated [Date, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Destination airport, Source]
18-Dec-2019 19:50 nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
19-May-2023 17:41 Nepa Updated [[Operator, Operator]]

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