Incident Fairey Firefly Mk IIM Y-26,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89930
 
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Date:Friday 10 May 1940
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic FFLY model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Fairey Firefly Mk IIM
Owner/operator:Aéronautique Militaire Belge
Registration: Y-26
MSN: A.F.5001
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Nivelles AFB, Walloon Brabant -   Belgium
Phase: Standing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Nivelles
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Y26, Y-28, Y-49 destroyed by enemy bombing, invasion of Belgium.

Sources:

1. https://forum.axishistory.com
2. https://www.belgian-wings.be/fairey-firefly-iim

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Feb-2011 14:17 ThW Added
02-Apr-2021 19:54 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type]
27-Jun-2022 23:26 Ron Averes Updated [Location]
28-Jun-2022 04:45 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative]

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