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| Date: | Friday 10 May 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairey Firefly Mk IIM |
| Owner/operator: | Aéronautique Militaire Belge |
| Registration: | Y-26 |
| MSN: | A.F.5001 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nivelles AFB, Walloon Brabant -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nivelles |
Y26, Y-28, Y-49 destroyed by enemy bombing, invasion of Belgium.
Sources:
1. https://forum.axishistory.com
2. https://www.belgian-wings.be/fairey-firefly-iim
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2011 14:17 | ThW | Added |
| 02-Apr-2021 19:54 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 27-Jun-2022 23:26 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 28-Jun-2022 04:45 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative, ] |
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