Narrative:
Two Danish Air Force Catalina seaplanes (L-862 and L-864) were on deployment from Værløse Air Base (EKVL), Denmark. They were parked in a hangar at Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK), Greenland. A hangar fire erupted, destroying both planes. A Douglas C-54 on lease to the Danish Government, TF-IST, was also destroyed.
Damaged on the ground
» Temahæfte nr.1 Catalina ISSN 0109-8292
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 24 October 1963 |
| Time: | 04:30 |
| Type: |  Consolidated Vultee PBY-6A Catalina |
| Operator: | Kongelige Danske Flyvevåbnet |
| Registration: | L-862 |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | 1945-09-14 (18 years 1 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK) ( Greenland)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
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Two Danish Air Force Catalina seaplanes (L-862 and L-864) were on deployment from Værløse Air Base (EKVL), Denmark. They were parked in a hangar at Narsarsuaq Airport (UAK), Greenland. A hangar fire erupted, destroying both planes. A Douglas C-54 on lease to the Danish Government, TF-IST, was also destroyed.
Classification:
Hangar / ground fireDamaged on the ground
Sources:
» Erik Thingbo (27-01-2012)» Temahæfte nr.1 Catalina ISSN 0109-8292
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