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| Date: | Friday 10 May 1940 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Douglas 8A-3N |
| Owner/operator: | 3-V-2 LvR; Wapen der Militaire Luchtvaart (ML) |
| Registration: | 392 |
| MSN: | 392 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | behind Overgauwseweg 78, Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ypenburg airfield (takeoff at 03:55 hrs) |
The aircraft had taken off at 03:55 hrs together with ten other Douglas aircraft, to engage the Luftwaffe. Shot down by German Messerschmitt Me-110 planes during the German invasion.
The plane was recovered in 1981.
Sources:
https://nimh-beeldbank.defensie.nl/memorix/c266854d-7447-e42f-981f-1dd580d0ed45
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T0059&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Images:
(c) Harro Ranter, at Vliegend Museum Seppe (EHSE), June 21, 2008
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jun-2008 12:07 | harro | Added |
| 12-Feb-2019 14:13 | Cobar | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Mar-2020 12:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Oct-2021 14:13 | 109 Janl | Updated [Time, ] |
| 31-Oct-2021 17:59 | harro | Updated [Embed code, Narrative, Category, ] |
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