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| Date: | Thursday 29 May 1947 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Type: |  Avro Anson I |
| Owner/operator: | B-vlucht Gilze-Rijen Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) |
| Registration: | D-21 |
| MSN: | ex.MG736 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Tilburg, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Gilze Rijen AB |
| Gilze Rijen AB |
Two Anson from B flight CLO (Commando Luchtvaart Opleidingen) collided on approach to Gilze Rijen AB,had been on a navigation flight over Germany,ex.RAF/MG736
Sources:
Mittelbayrische Zeitung 3 June 1947, p1
Nieuwsblad van het Zuiden : dagblad met ochtend- en avond-editie
30-05-1947
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Oct-2014 13:17 | TB | Added |
| 11-Oct-2017 17:34 | A.J. Scholten | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Jul-2018 06:35 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Feb-2020 14:13 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Feb-2020 08:41 | Cobar | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 20-Jun-2022 02:08 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 31-Aug-2023 08:30 | Nepa | Updated |
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