ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155649
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| Date: | Thursday 25 April 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hawker Hunter F4 Mk 50 (J 34) |
| Owner/operator: | Flygvapnet Swedish Air Force |
| Registration: | 34041 |
| MSN: | HABL/003176 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 km S of Tullinge -
 Sweden
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tullinge |
| Tullinge | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 24/04/1957: crashed at Rikstens farm on approach due to engine failure (electrical short circuit). Pilot Björn O.F. Axelsonn ejected (height 180m, speed 230 km/h).
This was failure no 10 (8 total w/o) with J34. Grounding and investigation showed that three causes was problem due to fuel contamination, all other did not have a common cause.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20100903145413/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Country-By-Country/Sweden.htm
http://forum3.sff.n.se/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=357
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Apr-2013 21:21 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 24-Feb-2014 11:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 06-Jan-2017 19:46 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 13-Dec-2018 07:24 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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