ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164000
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| Date: | Thursday 13 March 1952 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  North American AT-6A Texan (Sk 16B) |
| Owner/operator: | F.8 Wg Flygvapnet (Swedish Air Force) |
| Registration: | 16.215 |
| MSN: | 78-7092 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Barkarby AFB, Barkaby, near Akalla, north of Stockholm -
 Sweden
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Barkaby AFB, Barkaby, Sweden (EKSB) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
AT-6 Texan USAAF 41-16714 (MSN 78-7092). Delivered to 382nd Single Engine Flying Training Squadron, 22nd Single Engine Flying Training Group, Craig Field, Selma, AL. Damaged landing at Eglin Field, Valparaiso, FL 24 February 1943. To 21st Single Engine Flying Training Group, Craig Field, Selma, AL. Damaged landing at Craig Field 25 April 1944. To 2138th Base Unit (Pilot School, Advanced, Single Engine), Craig Field, Selma, AL. Substantially damaged when ground looped and nosed over at Craig Field 17June 1944. Damaged in a collision nine miles southeast of Uniontown, AL 12 December 1944.
Sold off for civlian use and Registered 1946 as NC62314 to the Charles H. Babb Company, New York, NY. Exported to Sweden c.13 December 1950. To Royal Swedish Air Board. To CVV (Central Workshop, Västerås) for inspection and assembly. To Royal Swedish Air Force/Kungl Svenska Flygvapnet 1952 as Sk 16B, serial 16.215. To F.8 Wing, Barkarby, Stockholm 7 February 1952.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on take-off in a strong cross wind from Barkarby AFB, Barkaby, near Akalla, north of Stockholm, Sweden, 13 March 1952. Struck Off Chage 17 May 1952
Sources:
1. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1941_3.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Feb-2014 10:21 | Masen63 | Added |
| 29-Oct-2019 21:23 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location] |
| 09-Mar-2021 22:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Apr-2021 20:13 | sicak | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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