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1946 Apeldoorn aircraft crash
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On 7 October 1946 a Fairey Firefly of the Netherlands Naval Aviation Service crashed next to the Hogere Burgerschool in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands. The burning fuel tank fell into the gym where 27 students were at the time. Of the 27 students, 22 lost their lives, together with the pilot Max Christern. The pilot's mother died of a heart attack later that day, after she arrived at the scene of the crash and was told about his fate.
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![]() The damaged gym of the Hogere Burgerschool in Apeldoorn after the crash with in the bottom left corner a piece of the Fairey Firefly | |
Accident | |
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Date | 7 October 1946 |
Summary | Loss of control |
Site | Apeldoorn, Netherlands |
Total fatalities | 23 |
Total injuries | 4 |
Total survivors | 0 |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Fairey Firefly |
Operator | Netherlands Naval Aviation Service |
Registration | F-15 |
Flight origin | Valkenburg Naval Air Base |
Destination | Valkenburg Naval Air Base |
Occupants | 1 |
Crew | 1 |
Fatalities | 1 |
Survivors | 0 |
Ground casualties | |
Ground fatalities | 22 |
Ground injuries | 4 |
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