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| Date: | Thursday 23 April 1936 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Avro 626 Prefect |
| Owner/operator: | Pilot School - Aér. Militaire Belge |
| Registration: | A-3 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sint-Denijs-Westrem Airfield, East Flanders -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Wevelgem |
Pilot: Paul Marie Jules Hougardy - killed
Lost speed and crashed on the airfield during a cross-country test (Wevelgem –St. Denijs – Oostende – Wevelgem) in which the pilot had to fly low over the examinator on the ground.
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
http://belmilac.wetpaint.com/page/Avro+626+Prefect
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2011 13:58 | ThW | Added |
| 18-Dec-2021 10:16 | Andy Marden | Updated [Date, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Jun-2022 21:01 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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