Accident Saab AJ 37 Viggen 37018,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 182795
 
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Date:Wednesday 31 July 1974
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SB37 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Saab AJ 37 Viggen
Owner/operator:Flygvapnet Swedish Air Force
Registration: 37018
MSN: 37.018
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:1.1km S rwy, Linköping-ESCF -   Sweden
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Linköping (ESCF)
Destination airport:Linköping (ESCF)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Used for test with Rb04 robot. Too steep angle at approach, crashed short of airfield. Ejection not initiated, test pilot killed.

Sources:

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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Dec-2015 17:11 JINX Added
11-Jan-2017 13:33 TB Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative]
03-Dec-2018 08:56 Masen63 Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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