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| Date: | Friday 7 May 1937 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas DC-2-115E |
| Owner/operator: | KLM (Royal Dutch Airlines) |
| Registration: | PH-AKI |
| MSN: | 1356 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Glyfada -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Rhodes |
| Athens, Dekelia | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Had to an make emergency landing on a beach near Glyfada. An extreme thunderstorm over the Athens area made it impossible for the aircraft to land at Athens or any other alternate landing strip.
Sources:
Haagsche courant
08-05-1937
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2019 10:07 | Cobar | Added |
| 16-May-2019 07:36 | Cobar | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Dec-2019 22:23 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, ] |
| 15-Jan-2020 10:35 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Jun-2022 23:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 25-May-2024 18:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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