Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 2 May 1940
Aircraft Type: de Havilland DH.86B Express
Owner/operator: Suomen Ilmavoimat
Registration Number: OH-IPA
Location: Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM) –
ÿ Finland
Phase of Flight: Take off
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: De Havilland DH.86B Express (ambulance aircraft) and Brewster B-239E fighter aircraft.De Havilland DH.86B Express (ambulance aircraft) and Brewster B-239E fighter aircraft.
Category: Accident
On takeoff, the De Havilland DH.86B Express collided with a Brewster B-239E fighter aircraft, resulting in damage to both aircraft. This incident occurred during the transport of the aircraft from Helsinki-Malmi Airport to Jyvskyl/Tikkakoski for the Finnish Air Force’s bomber regiment, LeR 4.On takeoff, the De Havilland DH.86B Express collided with a Brewster B-239E fighter aircraft, resulting in damage to both aircraft. This incident occurred during the transport of the aircraft from Helsinki-Malmi Airport to Jyvskyl/Tikkakoski for the Finnish Air Force’s bomber regiment, LeR 4.
Description
The de Havilland DH.86B Express was converted for use as an ambulance aircraft and used by a special branch of Aero OY as OH-IPA. The airplane was to be ferried from Helsinki-Malmi Airport (HEM) to Jyvskyl/Tikkakoski for inclusion in bomber regiment LeR 4 with the Finnish Air Force. On takeoff the airplane collided with a Brewster B-239E fighter aircraft, BW-394.
Primary Cause
Collision between the DH.86B Express and a Brewster B-239E fighter aircraft.Collision between the DH.86B Express and a Brewster B-239E fighter aircraft.Share on:
