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
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
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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