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Crash of a Waco YKS-7 in Luspebryggan

Date & Time: Feb 10, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Waco YKS-7
Operator:
Registration:
SE-ANG
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Government
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
4603
Location:
Luspebryggan
Lappland
Country:
Sweden
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While cruising in a snowstorm, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing in Luspebryggan. While the pilot, a Norwegian citizen operating a special mission for the British Intelligence Service, was unhurt, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Caudron C.635 Simoun into the Vättern Lake: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 19, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Caudron C.630/C.635 Simoun
Operator:
Registration:
SE-AKZ
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Jönköping - Jönköping
MSN:
8825.569
YOM:
1938
Location:
Vättern Lake
Östergötland
Country:
Sweden
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a practice mission over Vättern Lake and the aircraft was towing a target for an anti-aircraft battery exercise. During a turn, the elevator was blocked by the towed wire and the aircraft went out of control and crashed into the Vättern Lake, about 60 km northeast of Jönköping and sank by a deep of 90 meters. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
John Martinsson, pilot,
Karl Arne Glinge, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Elevator jammed by a towed cable in flight.

Crash of a Percival P.10B Vega Gull in Väddö

Date & Time: Sep 5, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Percival P.10 Vega Gull
Operator:
Registration:
SE-AHR
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
K.22
YOM:
1936
Location:
Väddö
Uppland
Country:
Sweden
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was completing a flight on behalf of the Swedish Air Defense Force. It was mistakenly shot down by a German ship and crashed in Väddö. Occupant's fate remains unknown.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German ship.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Moth Major III in Sundsvall

Date & Time: Jul 29, 1941
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
SE-AGD
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
5047
YOM:
1934
Location:
Sundsvall
Medelpad
Country:
Sweden
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Stockholm on a taxi flight, carrying one passenger and one pilot. The engine failed in flight, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency landing. It crashed near Sundsvall and was damaged beyond repair. Both occupants were rescued.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.
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