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| Date: | Monday 20 October 1930 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Breguet 19 |
| Owner/operator: | Armée de l'Air |
| Registration: | 1717 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Awan, near Ayvaille -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Metz |
French military airplane crashed after both wings failed. WWI veteran Oberst Happe and his mechanic Huet.
Sources:
Jenaer Volksblatt 21 October 1930, p2/23 October 1930, p10
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/breguet-19-met-franse-oorlogsheld-happe-te-aywaille
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-May-2020 20:10 | TB | Added |
| 19-May-2020 06:49 | harro | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 19-May-2020 19:56 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Apr-2021 18:09 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Source, ] |
| 12-Nov-2022 13:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 29-Dec-2023 18:25 | TB | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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