ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89801
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| Date: | Saturday 18 May 1940 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Fairey Battle Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 5/III/3 Aéronautique Militaire Belge |
| Registration: | T-73 |
| MSN: | F.3273 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Aalter Airfield, East Flanders -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Aalter, East Flanders |
| Aalter, East Falnders |
Fairey Battle Mk.1 T-3, 5/III/3 Aéronautique Militaire Belge: Bombed and written off 18 May 1940 in an enemy attack on Aalter Airfield, quote "On 18 May [1940] a successful German bombardment destroys the last surviving Battles…5 of the Battles pilots and gunners were killed, several other wounded. Battle T-73 had landed at Aalter in the early hours of 18 May 1940 after a night recce.
Sources:
1. http://www.letletlet-warplanes.com/2018/07/30/the-fairey-battles-of-the-belgian-aeronautique-militaire/
2. http://www.belgians-remember-them.eu/aircraft1.php
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2011 14:07 | ThW | Added |
| 01-Nov-2020 05:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Jun-2022 04:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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