ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 54190
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| Date: | Friday 10 May 1940 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth |
| Owner/operator: | LuchtvaartAfdeeling (LVA) |
| Registration: | 968 |
| MSN: | 7098 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Twente AFB, 2 nm outside of Enschede, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Twente, Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands (EHTW) |
c/no 7098: To J Heymans, Netherlands with C of A 4805 issued 3.5.35. Registered as PH-JUH [C of R 222] 2.5.35 to J Heymans, Schiphol, Amsterdam
On 17.10.39 the aircraft was "Required by military authorities in use" (another way of saying that it was impressed into military service). The awarding of the military characteristic below did not, however, imply that the registration PH-JUH in NLR was cancelled, which was maintained. Impressed into LuchtvaartAfdeeling (LVA) early 1940 as 968
Written off (destroyed) 10.5.40 in an enemy air raid at Twente AFB, 2 nautical mile outside of Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands.On 2.5.1941 Proof of Registration PH-JUH expired.
Sources:
1. http://www.nimh.nl/nl/images/1940%20sec_tcm5-7281.pdf
2. https://www.ipms.nl/artikelen/nedmil-luchtvaart/vliegtuigen-d/vliegtuigen-d-dehavil-dh85/1144-dehavilland-dh85-2.html
3. http://www.hdekker.info/registermap/TWEEDE.htm
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p070.html
5. http://www.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/airwar-encyclopedia/aircraft-types/dehavilland-dh-85-leopard-moth/+&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_PH-.html
7. http://www.avianet.eu/meer_luchtvaartnieuws.php?ID=3651
8. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_2009.pdf
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enschede_Airport_Twente#History
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Nov-2017 09:52 | harro | Updated [Registration, Source] |
| 27-Dec-2017 02:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Dec-2017 02:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-Dec-2017 02:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2022 15:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2022 15:44 | Ron Averes | Updated [Operator] |
| 10-Oct-2022 14:26 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 10-Oct-2022 16:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator] |
| 11-Oct-2022 00:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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