Incident Overview
Date: Friday 10 May 1940
Aircraft Type: Douglas DC-3-194D
Owner/operator: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Registration Number: PH-ARX
Location: Amsterdam-Schiphol Municipal Airport (AMS) –
ÿ Netherlands
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: KLM-owned Douglas DC-3-194D PH-ARX, named ‘Xema’.KLM-owned Douglas DC-3-194D PH-ARX, named ‘Xema’.
Category: Unlawful Interference
On May 10, 1940, the German Luftwaffe launched a bombing attack on Amsterdam-Schiphol Municipal Airport (AMS) by Kampfgeschwader 4 (KG 4), a bomber unit. This attack resulted in significant damage to several aircraft, including a KLM-owned Douglas DC-3-194D PH-ARX, affectionately nicknamed ‘Xema’.On May 10, 1940, the German Luftwaffe launched a bombing attack on Amsterdam-Schiphol Municipal Airport (AMS) by Kampfgeschwader 4 (KG 4), a bomber unit. This attack resulted in significant damage to several aircraft, including a KLM-owned Douglas DC-3-194D PH-ARX, affectionately nicknamed ‘Xema’.
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-3-194D PH-ARX, named “Xema”.
Primary Cause
The German invasion of the Netherlands during World War II.The German invasion of the Netherlands during World War II.Share on:
