Narrative:
En route to Scotland the left engine failed. The crew tried to reach Såtenäs Airport, Gothenburg. When the right engine started to run uneven, a forced landing was planned. A fire occurred in the right engine at 1300 meters and crew carried out a ditching into Gullmarsfjorden.
» The Lockheed Twins / Peter J Marson
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 23 June 1942 |
| Type: |  Lockheed 414 Hudson III |
| Operating for: | British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC |
| Leased from: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | G-AGDF |
| MSN: | 3772 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Skredewick ( Sweden)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Stockholm-Bromma Airport (BMA/ESSB), Sweden |
| Saint Andrews-Leuchars RAF Station (ADX/EGQL), United Kingdom |
En route to Scotland the left engine failed. The crew tried to reach Såtenäs Airport, Gothenburg. When the right engine started to run uneven, a forced landing was planned. A fire occurred in the right engine at 1300 meters and crew carried out a ditching into Gullmarsfjorden.
Classification:
Ditching
Sources:
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Stockholm-Bromma Airport to Saint Andrews-Leuchars RAF Station as the crow flies is 1259 km (787 miles).
Distance from Stockholm-Bromma Airport to Saint Andrews-Leuchars RAF Station as the crow flies is 1259 km (787 miles).
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