Incident de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth, Sk 11A F9-72,
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Date:Sunday 16 July 1944
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH82 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.82 Tiger Moth, Sk 11A
Owner/operator:F9 Flygvapnet (Swedish Air Force)
Registration: F9-72
MSN: 67
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:F9 Säve, Hisingen, Bohuslän, Gothenborg -   Sweden
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Säve, Hisingen, Bohuslän, Gothenborg (EGSP)
Destination airport:Säve, Hisingen, Bohuslän, Gothenborg (EGSP)
Narrative:
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/timeContributorUpdates
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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