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| Date: | Friday 10 May 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hurricane Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 2/I/2 Aéronautique Militaire Belge |
| Registration: | H-25 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Schaffen AFB, Flemish Brabant -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Schaffen |
Substantially damaged when nosed over on landing at Schaffen 24/04/1940; still under repair 10/05/1940 (reportedly awaiting a replacement DH/Rotol three-bladed propeller) when the Nazis invaded.
Sources:
1. https://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=143040
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jan-2011 12:18 | ThW | Added |
| 07-Jan-2012 02:37 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 07-Jan-2012 02:47 | Nepa | Updated [Destination airport, ] |
| 04-Jun-2019 01:05 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jun-2022 06:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Date, Location, ] |
| 30-Jun-2022 21:07 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator, ] |
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