| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | PH-AKN |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Douglas DC-2 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Douglas DC-2 (C-39/42/R2D) |
| Aircraft Version: | Douglas DC-2-115E |
| C/n (msn): | 1360 |
| Operator Titles: | KLM - Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij |
| Aircraft Name: | Nachtegaal |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Amsterdam - SchipholMap |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EHAM IATA: AMS Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 6 June 1939 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 313606 |
| Photo Comment |
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Crashed on a training flight after the idle starboard engine would not pick up. Hit the ready room of an AAA platoon on the NE side of the airport near the bridge. One soldier killed, five wounded. Forward fuselage reads Vrachtdienst (cargo service). Aircraft repaired by December 1939 but destroyed in the bombing of Schiphol on 10 May 1940. Photo from: Nationaal Archief (Netherlands) This photo was added on 20 December 2020, and has since been viewed 807 times. |