ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 78717
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 May 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster B Mk1, Tp 81 |
| Owner/operator: | Flygvapnet, Försökscentralen |
| Registration: | 80001 |
| MSN: | RA 805 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Slaka Kyrka, Linköping -
 Sweden
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Malmslätt |
| Malmslätt | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Testbed (at the actual flight) for RM6A engine (Rolls Royce Avon with afterburner). Fire in no. 1 engine,
although two of the crew managed to bale-out, the two other crew members were unable to do so and were killed.
Sources:
http://www.pennanochsvardet.se/index.php/svenska-flygplan/transportflygplan/669-tp-80-1951-1956?&fontsize=3
http://www.lancaster-archive.com/lanc_postwar-sweden.htm
https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%B6rs%C3%B6kscentralen
http://www.avrosys.nu/aircraft/Transport/272tp80/272Tp80.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2010 07:11 | Masen63 | Added |
| 04-Mar-2012 14:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Oct-2019 21:00 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
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