ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-2-115E PH-AKN Amsterdam-Schiphol Municipal Airport (AMS)
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Date:Friday 10 May 1940
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC2 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas DC-2-115E
Operator:KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Registration: PH-AKN
MSN: 1360/F20
First flight: 1935
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Amsterdam-Schiphol Municipal Airport (AMS) (   Netherlands)
Phase: Standing (STD)
Nature:-
Departure airport:-
Destination airport:-
Narrative:
The German invasion of the Netherlands during World War II, started on May 10, 1940. Kampfgeschwader 4 (KG 4), a Luftwaffe bomber unit, carried out an attack on Amsterdam-Schiphol Municipal Airport (AMS), destroying several aircraft.
One of the aircraft damaged beyond repair was KLM-owned Douglas DC-2 PH-AKN, named "Nachtegaal".

Classification:
Destroyed on ground
Damaged on the ground

Sources:
» Tweede Register 1929 - 1949 / Herman Dekker


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accident date: 10-05-1940
type: Douglas DC-2-115E
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accident date: 10-05-1940
type: Douglas DC-2-115E
registration: PH-AKN
 
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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