Narrative:
Shot down by German ground fire. The airplane was operated on behalf of RAF 271 Sqn.
One crew member, a mechanic, survived by jumping out of the aircraft before the crash. The pilot and co-pilot died in the crash.
» Golden Years of Aviation
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 23 May 1940 |
| Type: | Sabca Savoia-Marchetti S.73P |
| Operator: | Sabena |
| Registration: | OO-AGS |
| MSN: | 3 |
| First flight: | |
| Engines: | 3 Gnome-Rhône 14K Mistral Major |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Arques ( France)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | - |
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Shot down by German ground fire. The airplane was operated on behalf of RAF 271 Sqn.
One crew member, a mechanic, survived by jumping out of the aircraft before the crash. The pilot and co-pilot died in the crash.
Sources:
» francecrashes39-45.net» Golden Years of Aviation
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