Incident Overview
Date: Friday 10 May 1940
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-3-194B
Owner/operator: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Registration Number: PH-ALU
Location: Amsterdam-Schiphol Municipal Airport (AMS) –
ÿ Netherlands
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: Douglas DC-3-194B PH-ALU, specifically the aircraft identified as ‘Uil’.Douglas DC-3-194B PH-ALU, specifically the aircraft identified as ‘Uil’.
Category: Unlawful Interference
On May 10, 1940, the German Luftwaffe’s Kampfgeschwader 4 (KG 4) conducted an attack on Amsterdam-Schiphol Municipal Airport (AMS), resulting in the destruction of several aircraft, including a KLM-owned Douglas DC-3-194B PH-ALU, affectionately nicknamed ‘Uil’.On May 10, 1940, the German Luftwaffe’s Kampfgeschwader 4 (KG 4) conducted an attack on Amsterdam-Schiphol Municipal Airport (AMS), resulting in the destruction of several aircraft, including a KLM-owned Douglas DC-3-194B PH-ALU, affectionately nicknamed ‘Uil’.
Description
The German invasion of the Netherlands during World War II, started on May 10, 1940. Kampfgeschwader 4 (KG 4), a Luftwaffe bomber unit, carried out an attack on Amsterdam-Schiphol Municipal Airport (AMS), destroying several aircraft. One of the aircraft damaged beyond repair was KLM-owned Douglas DC-3-194B PH-ALU, named “Uil”.
Primary Cause
The attack was a coordinated bombing campaign by the German Luftwaffe against a civilian airport.The attack was a coordinated bombing campaign by the German Luftwaffe against a civilian airport.Share on:
