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| Date: | Thursday 4 January 1940 |
| Time: | 15:45 |
| Type: | Koolhoven FK.56 |
| Owner/operator: | Koolhoven |
| Registration: | 81 |
| MSN: | 5603 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pernis near Waalhaven, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Waalhaven |
Because of flutter the wing broke off and the aircraft crashed. Was on a test flight.
Sources:
http://www.nimh.nl/nl/images/1940%20sec_tcm5-7281.pdf
De Zuid-Willemsvaart
05-01-1940
Google Maps
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Feb-2019 22:19 | Cobar | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Jan-2020 10:15 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 08-Jan-2020 10:16 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Source, ] |
| 16-Sep-2021 12:33 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 16-Sep-2021 12:33 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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