- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | October 07, 1946 |
Time: | 11:20 |
Location: | Apeldoorn, The Netherlands |
Operator: | Military - Royal Netherlands Naval Air Service |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | ? |
AC Type: | Fairey Firefly MK1 |
Registration: | PP526 |
cn / ln: | ? |
Aboard: | 1 (passengers:0 crew:1) |
Fatalities: | 1 (passengers:0 crew:1) |
Ground: | 22 |
Summary: | The pilot of the single engine fighter made an unauthorized flight to Apeldoorn and began flying low to attract attention. The aircraft lost altitude during a maneuver and crashed into a high school killing 22 on the ground. |
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