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| Date: | Monday 18 October 1937 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Renard/Sabca R31 |
| Owner/operator: | Aéronautique Militaire Belge |
| Registration: | N-22 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea near Ostend, West Flanders -
 Belgium
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Stene |
Midair collision with Renard R 31 “N12”, both crew members bailed out but Georges Bovy’s parachute got stuck on the tail of his aircraft dragging him to his death. The other Renard landed safely at Oostende.Crew: Ss-Lt Augustus Prudens Poppe - OK - Adjudant-Aviateur Georges Bovy - killed
Sources:
http://www.google.be/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=3&ved=0CC0QFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bamfbamrs.be%2FDillien%2FOT-PILOT.DOC&rct=j&q=fairey%20fox%205%2F3%2F3&ei=mgY7Te_EI8OhOuyIpbYL&usg=AFQjCNGjdj5jVXTlBWzMYSHWUUte73U0RQ&cad=rja
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2011 16:03 | ThW | Added |
| 28-Jan-2011 15:49 | ThW | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Aug-2021 15:12 | Cobar | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Jun-2022 11:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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