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| Date: | Friday 10 May 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairey Firefly Mk IIM |
| Owner/operator: | Aéronautique Militaire Belge |
| Registration: | Y-53 |
| MSN: | A.F.5029 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Knokke-Zoute Airfield, West Flanders -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Y-53, Y-56, Y-63 destroyed by enemy bombing, invasion of Belgium. Source 2 has Y-53 destroyed at Knokke-Zout.
Sources:
1. https://forum.axishistory.com
2. https://www.belgian-wings.be/fairey-firefly-iim-02
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jun-2022 03:26 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 28-Jun-2022 03:28 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 28-Jun-2022 04:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Jun-2022 07:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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