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| Date: | Sunday 21 August 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  SAAB J 29A Tunnan |
| Owner/operator: | Swedish Air Force |
| Registration: | Yellow H+M |
| MSN: | 29117, 29121 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Stora Hornsjön, 25km NNE of Varberg -
 Sweden
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Unknown |
| Unknown |
Collision during combat-training. Pilots Harry Nilsson and Per Ekman (Bailout unsuccessful) killed.
Sources:
Part of official investigation, Svenska Vingar 4.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Aug-2013 09:40 | T-Bolt | Added |
| 13-Aug-2013 13:41 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 18-Aug-2013 04:20 | T-Bolt | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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