ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89207
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 January 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 108M Taifun |
| Owner/operator: | Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | NF+AW |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Vucht, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Münster -Loddenheide |
| Köln |
Aircraft forced to land because of foggy conditions. Shortly after the pilot and the passenger were arrested by the Belgian Gendarmerie, top secret documents were found: the plans for the invasion of the Low Countries. The passenger named Major Reinberger tried several times to destroy the documents, but never succeeded. Pilot Major Hoenemanns.
Sources:
http://www.century-of-flight.net/Aviation%20history/WW2/belg%20Air%20Force.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20150924080637/http://www.powerglidertaifun.de/Taifun_1940/TaifunJan1940.htm
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jan-2011 13:21 | ThW | Added |
| 16-Feb-2011 14:58 | ThW | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Source] |
| 02-Oct-2013 17:23 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Oct-2013 17:45 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 13-Nov-2015 11:01 | TB | Updated [Operator] |
| 13-Nov-2022 20:09 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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