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| Date: | Sunday 18 July 1915 |
| Time: | 06:00 |
| Type: | Farman HF23 (SW11) |
| Owner/operator: | Marinen (Swedish Marine) |
| Registration: | S 54 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Stumholmen, Karlskrona -
 Sweden
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ystad, Sweden |
| Karlskrona, Sweden |
Plane approach the surface with engine on idle, hit by wind and tilts forward. The pilot Sven Malmqvist is thrown out of the plane form approx 50 m. The plane gets inverted an the wings breaks off. The plane hits water just after Rolf Hamilton is also thrown out of the plane. Malmqvist is found dead, Hamilton declared dead when he arrives at hospital. First aviation accident with more than one person killed in Sweden.
Sources:
http://www.flyghistoria.org/kronologi/1910_1919.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jan-2011 15:14 | Masen63 | Added |
| 23-Jan-2011 02:57 | Masen63 | Updated [Time, Registration, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 27-Dec-2021 11:51 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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