Accident Bristol F.2B Mk IV type 17A L-53, Saturday 21 April 1928
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Date:Saturday 21 April 1928
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic BFIT model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bristol F.2B Mk IV type 17A
Owner/operator:Aéronautique Militaire Belge
Registration: L-53
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Wijtschate, West Flanders -   Belgium
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Wevelgem
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Lost control in a sharp turn and crashed while flying over his parents house.

Sources:

Limburger koerier : provinciaal dagblad
27-04-1928

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Mar-2021 17:27 Cobar Added
08-Mar-2021 17:29 Cobar Updated [Operator, ]
01-Jul-2022 15:28 Ron Averes Updated [Operator, ]
12-Nov-2022 12:57 Ron Averes Updated [Location, ]
13-Nov-2022 05:25 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type, ]

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