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| Date: | Wednesday 12 August 1953 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.112 Venom NF.51 (J 33) |
| Owner/operator: | F1 Hässlö, Flygvapnet |
| Registration: | Fv. 33014 |
| MSN: | 12363 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sealand Road, Queensferry, Flintshire, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hawarden, Chester (EGNR) |
| F1 Västerås, Stockholm, Sweden (VST/ESOW) |
De Havilland DH.112 Venom NF.51 (J-33) Fv.33014 of the Flygvapnet (Swedish Air Force). Written off (destroyed) 12/8/93: Fire in the engine bay at take-off on delivery flight. Both crew - Pilot Lt Olof Lennart Hedman and navigator Bengt Elis Knut Andersson - were killed. Delivery was intended to be to the Västmanland Air Force Wing (F1 Hässlö) at Västerås. Coded F1-red L. Total flying time on airframe 10.4 hours
Sources:
1. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT 233/165: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C424286
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 5/32/S2646: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6578492
3. https://forum.flyghistoria.org/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=7784&p=28535&hilit=33014#p28535
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH112%20prodn%20list.txt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2011 13:59 | Masen63 | Added |
| 20-Feb-2015 07:16 | Masen63 | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Jan-2017 08:45 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Jan-2017 08:49 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Jan-2020 21:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Dec-2020 19:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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