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| Date: | Tuesday 8 May 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Folland Gnat F.1 |
| Owner/operator: | HävLv 11 (Fighter Sqn 11) Finnish AF |
| Registration: | GN-109 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Jyvaskyla -
 Finland
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Jyvaskyla |
Crashed on take-off from Jyvaskyla, Finland. Reason was listed as pilot error, but the error was caused by Gnat's problematic flight controls. Pilot (Ltn. Esko Sirola) killed
Sources:
http://www.elisanet.fi/~g621741/WWV/gnat/finland.htm
https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1962/1962
http://web.archive.org/web/20121025182700/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Folland_Gnat.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jul-2011 23:42 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 30-Oct-2014 08:40 | Earl | Updated [Operator, ] |
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