Incident Overview
Date: Friday 10 May 1940
Aircraft Type: Fokker F.VIIIa
Owner/operator: Luchtvaartafdeling – LVA
Registration Number: 951
Location: Rotterdam-Waalhaven Airport –
ÿ Netherlands
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: Several aircraftSeveral aircraft
On May 10, 1940, a German Luftwaffe bomber unit launched an attack on Rotterdam-Waalhaven Airport, resulting in the destruction of several aircraft.On May 10, 1940, a German Luftwaffe bomber unit launched an attack on Rotterdam-Waalhaven Airport, resulting in the destruction of several aircraft.
Description
The German invasion of the Netherlands during World War II, started on May 10, 1940. A Luftwaffe bomber unit carried out an attack on Rotterdam-Waalhaven Airport, destroying several aircraft.
Primary Cause
The German invasion of the Netherlands, initiated with the aerial attack on Rotterdam-Waalhaven Airport, was a strategic military action.The German invasion of the Netherlands, initiated with the aerial attack on Rotterdam-Waalhaven Airport, was a strategic military action.Share on:
