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| Date: | Friday 6 March 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Saab J 29A Tunnan |
| Owner/operator: | Flygvapnet, Swedish Air Force |
| Registration: | 13 red K |
| MSN: | 29257 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near lake Glottern, 10km NE of F13 Bråvalla -
 Sweden
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | F 13 ESCK |
| F 16 ESCM |
One division re-group to F 16 AB, Uppsala, flying as no 4. Lost section-leader in bad weather, started flying instrumental. Touched ground 6km NE of the airfield but managed to climb and eject. Pilot Leif D Larsson survived.
Sources:
Tunnanboken.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Aug-2013 09:35 | T-Bolt | Added |
| 13-Aug-2013 13:36 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 27-Jun-2014 06:30 | Masen63 | Updated [Registration, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
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