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| Date: | Monday 29 July 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Waco UIC-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Nordisk Aerotjänst, opf Swedish Navy |
| Registration: | SE-AFF |
| MSN: | 3831 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Häradskär, 69 km SE Norrköping (Östergötland) -
 Sweden
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | F2 Hägernäs |
Shot down in error by Swedish air defence.
A civilian pilot and three navy officers were killed.
Civilian operator was "Nordisk Aerotjänst" in Norrköping. The aircraft was leased by Swedish Naval Aviation and attached to F2 Hägernäs naval airbase. The plane crashed just a few weeks after it was leased by the navy.
Sources:
- http://www.flyghistoria.org/kronologi/1940_1949.pdf
- https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waco_Custom
- Svensk Flyghistorisk Förening: Svenskt Civilregister (2010)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Mar-2011 00:29 | Masen63 | Updated [Date, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 10-May-2011 07:46 | Masen63 | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Sep-2011 14:35 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Mar-2012 00:54 | Masen63 | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
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