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| Date: | Tuesday 12 March 1940 |
| Time: | 23:20 LT |
| Type: | Focke-Wulf Fw 58 B-2 Weihe |
| Owner/operator: | 3 LvR; Wapen der Militaire Luchtvaart (ML) |
| Registration: | 198 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Waddenzee, near Den Helder, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Texel De Vlijt |
| De Kooy |
Had to make an emergency landing on a sandbank 2 miles northeast of Den Helder.
The pilot, kapitein-vlieger J.L. Zegers, had lost his way in thick fog and ran out of fuel.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T0011B&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Het volk : dagblad voor de arbeiderspartij
13-03-1940
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-Feb-2019 22:46 | Cobar | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Feb-2020 13:11 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 23-May-2022 21:19 | Cobar | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 19-Jun-2022 19:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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