| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | YV-AFO |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Fokker F.VIII |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Fokker F.VIII |
| Aircraft Version: | Fokker F.VIII |
| C/n (msn): | 5041 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | LelystadMap |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EHLE IATA: LEY Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Aviodrome |
| Photo Date: | 11 June 2021 |
| Photo by: | Kas van Zonneveld |
| Photo ID: | 368718 |
| Photo Comment |
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For some perhaps a bunch of junk, for me a Fokker F.VIII. After its life with KLM (as PH-AED), it was sold to the Venezuelan Government in March 1939. In April 1939, the aircraft flew to Gran Sabana to try to find Captain Cardona Puig in the area of Kamarata. The aircraft landed with a tail wind and was unable to stop in time. It ran into a ditch and the left engine caught fite. While the crew managed to put out the fire, the aircraft had to be abandoned. The remains were found in 2001. Recovered by Aviodrome volunteers and transported back to the museum for display. This photo is copyright © Kas van Zonneveld, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 15 June 2021, and has since been viewed 333 times. |