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| Date: | Monday 24 February 1936 |
| Time: | c. 18:00 LT |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.84M Dragon I |
| Owner/operator: | Haerens Flyvertropper (Danish Army) |
| Registration: | S-21 |
| MSN: | 6060 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Ringsted, Region Sjælland, Zealand (Sjælland) -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kastrup Air Base, Copenhagen (CPH/EKCH) |
c/no 6060 (Gipsy Major #5374/5375): To Haerens Flyvertropper (Danish Army) as S-21 with C of A 4176 issued 12.2.34. Delivered 27.2.34.
Written off (destroyed) when crashed near Ringsted, Island of Zetland 24.2.36 whilst searching for missing aircraft in snowstorm; all three on board - Flight Lieutenant O Schnack and 2 crew killed
Ringsted is a city located centrally in the Danish island of Zealand. It is the seat of a municipality of the same name. Ringsted is situated approximately 60 km from Copenhagen
Sources:
1. Nieuwsblad van het Noorden 26 February 1936, p.2
2. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH84.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p060.html
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringsted_Municipality
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copenhagen_Airport#History
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2015 07:08 | JINX | Added |
| 06-Jan-2016 17:09 | TB | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 06-Jan-2016 20:14 | TB | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jan-2016 20:17 | TB | Updated [Date, ] |
| 06-Jan-2016 20:33 | TB | Updated [Date, Total fatalities, ] |
| 28-Oct-2022 15:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
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