Accident SAAB J 29F Tunnan F3-red M,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 89521
 
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Date:Friday 16 March 1962
Time:09:04
Type:Silhouette image of generic SB29 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
SAAB J 29F Tunnan
Owner/operator:Flygvapnet, Swedish Air Force
Registration: F3-red M
MSN: 29551
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Tungelsta, Haninge -   Sweden
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:F 3 (ESCF)
Destination airport:F 3 (ESCF)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Collided With J 34 Hawker Hunter during dogfight.
The mission was to conduct an air blockade against F18 AB protected with ground-to-air defense and fighter jets. Two two-ship J 29 Tunnan from F3 AB is attacking and two two-ship J34 Hawker Hunter from F18 AB is defending. During the dogfight including tight turns the J34 wing strikes the J29 from above, just behind the pilots compartment. The J29 disintegrates in flight and the pilot with his seat falls to the ground and pilot Capt. Kjellgren is killed. The J34 losses one wing and the pilot Capt. Doolke follows his spiraling a/c to the ground and is killed.

Sources:

Book "Hawker Hunter i Sverige" by Åke Hall and Bo Widfeldt
Crash investigation
http://www.antus.org/flyg.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Jan-2011 13:20 Masen63 Added
19-Feb-2015 09:04 Masen63 Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
29-Oct-2019 20:57 Uli Elch Updated [Operator]

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