ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 48659
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 July 1948 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  North American B-25D-20-NC Mitchell |
| Owner/operator: | 320 Sqn Marine Luchtvaartdienst - MLD (Dutch Navy) |
| Registration: | A-21 |
| MSN: | NA 87-8961 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bogton Wood, Leachie Hill, Auchinblae, near Stonehaven -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Valkenburg Naval Air Base, Katwijk, Netherlands |
| RAF Lossiemouth, Morayshire |
North American B-25D-20-NC Mitchell, 320 Sqn Marine Luchtvaartdienst - MLD (Dutch Navy): Written off (destroyed) 21-7-48 when struck high ground in fog at Bogton Wood, Leachie Hill, Auchinblae, near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. All six crew on board killed.
Sources:
1. Twentsch dagblad Tubantia en Enschedesche courant en Vrije Twentsche courant 22-07-1948: https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&identifier=MMSAEN01:000057314:mpeg21:p002
2. http://www.veteraneninstituut.nl/media/med_view.asp?med_id=227
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valkenburg_Naval_Air_Base
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Dec-2008 08:33 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-May-2019 11:37 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2020 12:37 | Awat | Updated [Location] |
| 15-Dec-2020 20:44 | Cobar | Updated [Operator] |
| 13-Dec-2023 16:36 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
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