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| Date: | Monday 21 August 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Fairey Fox IIIc |
| Owner/operator: | Aéronautique Militaire Belge |
| Registration: | O-63 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Turnhout, Antwerp -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nijvel |
Right wing broke off while performing aerobatics and crashed.Crew= Pilot Maurice Peeters - killed; Air gunner Emile Léon Marc Adriaenssens (Dit “Milo”) - killed.
Sources:
PROMOTIONS DE PILOTES MILITAIRES BELGES
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/fairey-fox-te-wechelderzande-maurice-peeters-emile-adriaenssens
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jan-2011 14:18 | ThW | Added |
| 28-Jan-2011 14:31 | ThW | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 15-Sep-2021 15:43 | Cobar | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Jun-2022 23:45 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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