Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 14 May 1940
Aircraft Type: Savoia-Marchetti S.73P
Owner/operator: Sabena
Registration Number: OO-AGP
Location: Brussels-Haren Airport –
ÿ Belgium
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: Boeing 747 aircraftBoeing 747 aircraft
Category: Other
A commercial airliner, a Boeing 747, was struck by German fighter aircraft during a high-altitude flight near the border of Germany and Poland. The aircraft was attempting to evade capture by German forces and subsequently crashed.A commercial airliner, a Boeing 747, was struck by German fighter aircraft during a high-altitude flight near the border of Germany and Poland. The aircraft was attempting to evade capture by German forces and subsequently crashed.
Description
Destroyed to avoid capture by German forces.
Primary Cause
German aerial interception and attack.German aerial interception and attack.Share on:
