ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 181248
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| Date: | Saturday 11 July 1953 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  North American Harvard IIB |
| Owner/operator: | Kommunikasjonsving/LKN, Luftforsvaret (RNoAF) |
| Registration: | M-AM |
| MSN: | 14A-1051 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bardufoss Air Station, Bardufoss, Målselv Municipality, Finnmark count -
 Norway
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bardufoss Air Station (BDU/ENDU) |
| Bardufoss Air Station (BDU/ENDU) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Noorduyn AT-16-ND 43-12752 (MSN 14A-1051) Delivered to RAF as Harvard IIb FS911. Norwegian Training Base, No 23 Group Flying Training Command, Winkleigh, Devon 25 June 1945; code AK.
Recovered by US Government 1945. Sold to Norwegian Government November 1945. Ferried by RNoAF crew to Norway, departing Winkleigh, Devon 1 November 1945 to Northolt, near London; Valkenburg, Netherlands; Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel, Germany; Kastrup, Copenhagen, Denmark; arriving Gardermoen, Norway 12 November 1945.
To Royal Norwegian Air Force/Luftforsvaret November 45 as FS911; code AK. Feltflyvingen, Gardermoen 22 November 1945. Reparasjons-og Vedlikeholdsavdelingen, Gardermoen. Recoded 28 August 1946 as M-AM. To Flygeskolen, Gardermoen July 1948. To Flygeskolen, Sola, Stavanger April 1951. To Kommunikasjonsving/LKN, Bardufoss June 1951.
Written off (destroyed) when crashed at Bardufoss 11 July 1953 (2 crew Killed In Service). The pilot was performing aerobatics above Harstad in connection with a defense exhibition. On return to Bardufoss Airbase, Målselv Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The pilot performed a low pass, pulled up into a loop but entered a spin and crashed close to the runway. Struck Off Charge 21 October 1953
Sources:
1. https://www.nrk.no/norge/disse-norske-pilotene-omkom-1.11637858
2. http://flyblader.com/onewebmedia/Nr%206%20Harvard.pdf
3. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1943_2.html
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bardufoss_Airport#History
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Nov-2015 19:38 | TB | Added |
| 12-Nov-2015 15:28 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-May-2021 18:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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