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Safety history
June 1, 1943Accident
The airplane departed Lisbon-Portela de Sacavém at 0730LT on a regular schedule flight to RAF Whitchurch, Bristol. While cruising over the Bay of Biscay, it was intercepted and shot down by eight German Junkers JU.88 fighters. The airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed into the sea some 350 km north of La Coruna, Spain. All 17 occupants, among them the British actor Leslie Howard, were killed. Crew: Cpt Quirinus Tepas Obe, pilot, Cpt Dirk de Koning, pilot, Cornelis van Brugge, radi
Douglas DC-3 · 17 fatalities