ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163970
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| Date: | Thursday 30 August 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Noorduyn Harvard Mk IIB (Sk 16A) |
| Owner/operator: | F15 Wg Flygvapnet |
| Registration: | 16138 |
| MSN: | 14-296 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ålsjön, Söderhamn -
 Sweden
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Söderhamn Airport, Sweden (SOO/ESNY) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
NA Harvard ex-42-00759 (MSN 14-296) to RAF as Harvard IIb FE562. Delivered to Canada November 1942. Operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force [RCAF] 1 Flying Instructor School, Trenton, Ontario. Transferred to RCAF 1944. War Assets Corporation for disposal. Charles H. Babb Company, Montreal, Quebec 1946.
To Royal Swedish Air Board. Centrala Flygverkstaden i Arboga/Central Workshop, Arboga (CVA) for inspection and assembly July 1948. Royal Swedish Air Force/Kungl Svenska Flygvapnet 1948 as Sk 16A, serial 16138. F16 Wing, Uppsala 22 September 1948. F 5 Wing, Ljungbyhed 26 November 1948. Loaned to F 15 Wing, Söderhamn 1949.
Forced landing with excessive fuel consumption at Avanfältet, Gävle 31 October 1949. Right wing tip damaged 10 January 1950 when struck by a fuel tanker which was unable to stop on the icy ramp. Crash landed at Ålsjön, Söderhamn 30 August 1951. Struck Off Charge 23 January 1952.
Sources:
1. https://forum.flyghistoria.org/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=6838
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_1.html
3. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/Cdn_RAF_AA100_brief_2.htm
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B6derhamn_Airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Feb-2014 06:36 | Masen63 | Added |
| 23-Jan-2017 20:11 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jun-2018 14:02 | A.J. Scholten | Updated [Source] |
| 09-Feb-2021 21:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Apr-2021 18:48 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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