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| Date: | Monday 13 May 1940 |
| Time: | morning |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju 87 B-1 |
| Owner/operator: | 12.(St.)/LG 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 278 |
| MSN: | L1+*W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Laagt road, Almkerk, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
After being damaged in aerial combat with Spitfire Mk I fighter aircraft of 66 Squadron RAF, the plane made an emergency-landing in a field. Both occupants were taken prisoner.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T0613&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
http://www.wilhelminasluis.nl/almkerk-13-05-1940-1.html
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Nov-2016 13:27 | gerard57 | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Sep-2019 19:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 07-Jan-2020 08:32 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 23-Mar-2020 16:37 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Mar-2020 16:37 | TigerTimon | Updated [Embed code, ] |
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