ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 342345
| Date: | Sunday 16 August 1936 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fokker F.XII |
| Owner/operator: | Aviación Nacional |
| Registration: | G-ADZK |
| MSN: | 5301 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1931 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1340 Wasp C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | La Rochelle-Lagord Airport -
 France
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | London-Croydon Airport (-/-) |
The Fokker F.XII, G-ADZK, was sold via shady deals by British Airways Ltd to the Spanish nationalists in the Spanish Civil War, with G-ADZK having its registration cancelled on 2.9.36 due to "Change of Ownership of Aircraft".
On 16 August 1936, the crew was on its way from London to Madrid to deliver the aircraft to the Spanish Nationalists Air Force (Aviación Nacional). En route, the flight crew encountered poor weather conditions and low visibility due to fog and decided to divert to La Rochelle-Lagord Airport. On landing, the left main gear collapsed. The aircraft lost directional control and skidded for several before coming to rest with its left wing and left engine partially sheared off. While both crew were unhurt, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Sources:
G-ADZK Certificate of Registration
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