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Crash of a Beechcraft 18R Tp4 in Östersund: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 9, 1953
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
007
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
A-321
YOM:
1946
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from runway 30, while climbing to a height of 100 feet, the twin engine aircraft banked left and stalled, causing the left wing to hit the ground. The airplane went out of control and crashed in flames near a wooded area located 100 meters farther. While all three passengers were injured, the pilot Knut Gunnerfeldt was killed.
Probable cause:
The accident was the result of a wrong position of the flaps during the takeoff procedure.

Crash of a Consolidated TP-47 Catalina into the Baltic Sea

Date & Time: Jun 16, 1952 at 0420 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
47002
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a reconnaissance mission following the disappearance three days earlier of a Swedish Air Force TP-79 into the Baltic Sea. En route, the Catalina was shot down by the pilot of a Soviet MiG-15. The pilot-in-command was able to complete an emergency landing and all five crew members were rescued by the crew of the German merchant ship christened 'Münsterland'. The airplane was lost.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the pilot of a Soviet MiG-15.

Crash of a Douglas TP-79 off Gotska Sandön Island: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1952
Operator:
Registration:
79001
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Stockholm - Stockholm
MSN:
9001
YOM:
1943
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in signals intelligence-gathering operations for the Swedish National Defense Radio Establishment. The airplane was carrying a crew of three and five employees of the signals intelligence (SIGINT) on behalf of the National Defense Radio Establishment. En route, the TP-79 was shot down by the pilot of a Soviet MiG-15 fighter and crashed into the Baltic Sea off the Gotska Sandön Island. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found. In 1956, during an official meeting between the Swedish Prime Minister Tage Erlander and the Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, it was confirmed by the Soviet Authorities that the aircraft has been shot down by a Soviet fighter. The wreckage was found 18 June 2003, recovered and transferred to the Swedish Air Force Museum.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the pilot of a Soviet MiG-15 fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.86K in Ronneby

Date & Time: Jan 18, 1947
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
156
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Ronneby - Ronneby
MSN:
156
YOM:
1937
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a training flight in Ronneby, consisting of touch and goes. On touchdown, the aircraft bounced and the crew increased power but the left engine did not response properly, maybe due to a magneto issue. The aircraft lost height and hit the ground, causing the left main gear to roll in the snow for about twenty meters. The plane then gain height, veered to the left, hit trees and crashed in a field. Both pilots were unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Caproni Ca.313 S16A off Utlängan Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 7, 1944 at 1630 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
3345
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
4952
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was involved in a reconnaissance mission over the Baltic Sea with two other similar aircraft. En route, the weather conditions deteriorated and the visual contact was lost as the aircraft crashed into the sea off the Utlängan Island, south Sweden. Some debris were found but no trace of the four crew members.

Crash of a Caproni Ca.313 into the Baltic Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 23, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While flying over the Baltic Sea, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances. The wreckage was eventually found in 1951, showing bullet impacts.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy action.

Crash of a Caproni Ca.313 into the Baltic Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 15, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a SAR mission following the disappearance the preceding day of another Caproni Ca.133 of the Swedish Air Force. En route, the three engine aircraft was shot down and crashed into the sea, killing all four crew members. It was later confirmed by eyewitnesses that the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter. According to the Swedish Authorities, the aircraft was shot down while flying over the international waters.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Caproni Ca.313 off Ventspils: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 14, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
3335
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
4942
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While overflying the Baltic Sea, the three engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German Messerschmitt Me.109. The pilot ditched the aircraft some 13 km off Ventspils, Latvia. Three crew members were rescued and taken POW while the flight engineer Ingvar Ringström was killed. The Swedish government confirmed the aircraft was shot down over the international waters.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Caproni Ca.313 RPS B.16A near Linköping

Date & Time: May 12, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
3337
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
4944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route, a flare was lit inside the cabin (intentionally or accidentally ?). This cause a fire that could not be extinguished by the crew who eventually decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. Out of control, the aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a pasture. While it was destroyed, all four crew members were rescued.
Probable cause:
In flight fire caused by an intentional or accidental ignition of a flare.

Crash of a Junkers JU.86K in Västerås

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
173
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
0173
YOM:
1937
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane suffered an engine failure upon takeoff and crashed at Västerås Airport. All four crew members were rescued.
Probable cause:
Engine failure upon takeoff.