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Date: | Tuesday 8 May 1962 |
Time: | |
Type: | Folland Gnat F.1 |
Owner/operator: | HävLv 11 (Fighter Sqn 11) Finnish AF |
Registration: | GN-109 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Jyvaskyla -
Finland
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Jyvaskyla |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed on take-off from Jyvaskyla, Finland. Reason was listed as pilot error, but the error was caused by Gnat's problematic flight controls. Pilot (Ltn. Esko Sirola) killed
Sources:
http://www.elisanet.fi/~g621741/WWV/gnat/finland.htm https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1962/1962
http://web.archive.org/web/20121025182700/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Folland_Gnat.htm
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
14-Jul-2011 23:42 |
Dr.John Smith |
Added |
30-Oct-2014 08:40 |
Earl |
Updated [Operator] |