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| Date: | Tuesday 29 September 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Northrop F-5A |
| Owner/operator: | Luftforsvaret (RNoAF) |
| Registration: | RI-H |
| MSN: | N7042 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gildeskål/Fugløya -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bodø Main Air Station |
| Bodø Main Air Station |
Went from Bodø on a four plane formation on a weapon flight to Vestfjord (artillery range). They started at an altitude of 2500 feet around 3 nautical miles west of Fugløy in Gildeskål when it collided with RI-F (66-9218) during a formation shift. The pilot second lieutenant Trond Arnfinnsen ejected safely. The plane hit water north-west of Fugløy and lays at depth of 100 meters.
Sources:
http://flydb.net/northrop/F-5.serials/index.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jan-2011 09:40 | whiteshark | Added |
| 21-Jan-2011 03:14 | whiteshark | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, ] |
| 21-Nov-2015 18:50 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Nov-2015 20:46 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Nature, Source, ] |
| 29-Sep-2017 08:36 | whiteshark | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Sep-2017 08:56 | whiteshark | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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