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| Date: | Wednesday 8 August 1951 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: | Taylorcraft Auster III |
| Owner/operator: | Basis Vlucht Leeuwarden Koninklijke Luchtmacht (KLu) |
| Registration: | R-3 |
| MSN: | 328 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Western part of Vlieland, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Leeuwarden AB |
| Vlieland Airstrip |
Crashed after losing a wing while landing in a thunderstorm.
Sources:
Brokkenbeok 1945-1955
Twentsch dagblad Tubantia en Enschedesche courant en Vrije Twentsche courant
09-08-1951
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2013 05:51 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 18-May-2019 20:48 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Dec-2020 11:22 | Cobar | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 15-Jun-2022 04:55 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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