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| Date: | Monday 13 May 1940 |
| Time: | 05:40 LT |
| Type: | Fokker G.1 Mercury |
| Owner/operator: | 4-II-1 LvR, Wapen der Militaire Luchtvaart (ML) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nieuw-Lekkerland, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Schiphol airfield |
Takeoff at 05:19 hrs for an escort flight to the Moerdijk bridges between Noord-Brabant and Zuid-Holland.
The aircraft was shot down by Oberleutnant K. Ebbighausen of the 4./JG 26, who was flying a Bf 109E. The crew didn't survive:
Vlieger Res.2e Lt.Vl. P.C. Schoute VK ML / Arnhem cemetery; grave 6114
Schutter Dpl.Sgt. H.P. Lindner ML / Amsterdam cemetery; grave A-1-149
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T0586&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jun-2011 00:54 | ThW | Added |
| 29-Jun-2011 00:55 | ThW | Updated [Time, ] |
| 21-Jan-2016 18:17 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Mar-2020 11:02 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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