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| Date: | Friday 10 May 1940 |
| Time: | 05:35 LT |
| Type: |  Douglas 8A-3N |
| Owner/operator: | 3-V-2 LvR; Wapen der Militaire Luchtvaart (ML) |
| Registration: | 381 |
| MSN: | 531 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off Hoek van Holland, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ypenburg airfield |
The aircraft had taken off at 03:55 hrs together with ten other Douglas aircraft, to engage the Luftwaffe.
It failed to return, both crew members didn't survive:
Vlieger / Res.1e Lt.Vl. P.T. Bierema VK ML / Usquert cemetery in Groningen province; grave 1-10-1
Waarnemer/Schutter / Lt.Wrn. 1e klas W. Faber ML / Grebbeberg cemetery in Utrecht province; grave 3A-55
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T0050&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
'Vliegvelden in Oorlogstijd'
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Mar-2020 16:03 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 27-May-2022 10:55 | Cobar | Updated [Cn, ] |
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