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| Date: | Thursday 12 July 1934 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Fairey Firefly Mk IIM |
| Owner/operator: | Aéronautique Militaire Belge |
| Registration: | Y-72 |
| MSN: | A.F.5048 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wevelgem, West Flanders -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Wevelghem |
Lost control in a tight turn at 200m and crashed. Pilot: Germain Robert Joseph Mortier
Sources:
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/fairey-firefly-y-72-te-wevelgem-germain-mortier
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jan-2011 02:16 | ThW | Added |
| 05-Jun-2021 08:55 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Jun-2022 04:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, ] |
| 28-Jun-2022 06:47 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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