Incident Fokker G.1 Mercury 309,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 54297
 
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Date:Friday 10 May 1940
Time:04:10 LT
Type:Fokker G.1 Mercury
Owner/operator:3-II-1 LvR; Wapen der Militaire Luchtvaart (ML)
Registration: 309
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Waalhaven Airfield, Zuid-Holland -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Waalhaven airfield
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Takeoff at 03:47 hrs to engage the Luftwaffe, while He 111 aircraft of II./KG 4 were on bombing approach to the airfield.
The aircraft was damaged in aerial combat, landed at 04:10 hrs and did not fly again.

Crew:

Vlieger / 1e Lt.Vl. J.P. Kuipers ML
Tel.Schutter / Dpl.Sgt. J.R. Venema ML

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T0065A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
'Vliegvelden in Oorlogstijd'

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
04-Mar-2020 10:54 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
04-Mar-2020 10:54 TigerTimon Updated [Narrative]
11-Jun-2022 04:37 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
13-Jun-2022 00:31 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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