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| Date: | Sunday 16 July 1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth, Sk 11A |
| Owner/operator: | F9 Flygvapnet (Swedish Air Force) |
| Registration: | F9-72 |
| MSN: | 67 |
| Engine model: | de Havilland Gipsy Major |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | F9 Säve, Hisingen, Bohuslän, Gothenborg -
 Sweden
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Säve, Hisingen, Bohuslän, Gothenborg (EGSP) |
| Säve, Hisingen, Bohuslän, Gothenborg (EGSP) |
de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth (Sk 11A) MSN 67 (Gipsy Major #8412) First flown 9.11.36 as Fv 510. Taken on charge at F5 Ljungbyhed 13.1.37; coded ‘5-26’. Fitted 10.37 with Gipsy Major #5854. Fitted 5.38 with Gipsy Major #8411. Loaned to F 3 Malmslatt 9.8.38; returned to F 5 1.9.38. Fitted 4.40 with Gipsy Major #8119. Re-coded ‘5-75’ 6.40. To F 9 Gothenburg 8.7.40; coded ‘9-92’; re-coded ‘9-72’ [8.43].
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when stalled & spun in and crashed Säve, Hisingen, Bohuslän, Gothenborg 18.6.44. Struck off charge 6.7.44
Construction began in 1940, as a military airbase for Göta Air Force Wing (F 9), a wing of the Swedish Air Force. The airbase was closed down in 1969.
Sources:
1. http://lae.blogg.se/2010/april/ivar-rod-tiger.html
2. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/production-lists/DH82.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/pSwe.html
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A4ve_Airport#History
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Feb-2011 03:07 | Masen63 | Added |
| 19-Aug-2021 00:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ] |
| 20-Jul-2022 09:01 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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