Accident Northrop 8A-1 (SAAB) B 5B 7054,
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Date:Monday 7 September 1942
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic a17 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Northrop 8A-1 (SAAB) B 5B
Owner/operator:Flygvapnet (Swedish Air Force)
Registration: 7054
MSN: 206
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Sävared (wartime) airstrip NO Lidköping -   Sweden
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Sävared
Destination airport:
Narrative:
A hole in the grass rwy made a 50kg bomb fall from the wing and explode that made a second bomb on the a/c explode. The crew was killed in the explosion and the fire.
Mark: 4-54.

Sources:

flyghistoria.org

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-Nov-2013 20:47 Masen63 Added
20-Feb-2014 19:01 Masen63 Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative]
09-Aug-2023 08:30 Nepa Updated [[Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative]]

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