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| Date: | Tuesday 21 March 1933 |
| Time: | 11:00 |
| Type: |  Fairey Firefly Mk IIM |
| Owner/operator: | Aéronautique Militaire Belge |
| Registration: | Y-65 |
| MSN: | A.F.5041 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Grobbendonk, Antwerp -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Evere |
Lost control after the engine exploded and crashed from 3000m .Pilot: François Nestor Hardies - 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
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/fairey-firefly-y-65-te-grobbendonk-françois-hardies
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jan-2011 12:23 | ThW | Added |
| 23-May-2021 16:26 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Jun-2022 03:58 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, ] |
| 28-Jun-2022 06:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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