Aircraft Photo of PH-AKN | Douglas DC-2-115E | KLM - Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij | AirHistory.net #313606
Aircraft
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
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

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)

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