ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 202545
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| Date: | Monday 26 April 1948 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.60T Moth |
| Owner/operator: | Firma Fiskflyg, Malmberget |
| Registration: | SE-AZW |
| MSN: | 1702 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lake at Kaska Kajtumjaure, 20 km S of Mount Kebeneekajse -
 Sweden
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
DH.60T [Gipsy II] Moth Trainer registered as G-ABKO [C of R 3096] 20.4.31 to The De Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd, Stag Lane, Edgware, Middlesex. (Aircraft based at Hatfield, Hertfordshire). C of A 3029 issued 11.6.31. UK Registration G-ABKO cancelled as sold abroad 2.6.31.
Taken on charge 8.7.31 by Swedish Air Force as Fv5105; operated by F5 [Central Flying School], Ljunbyhed. Reserialled Fv555 in 1932; coded “5555”; later “5-1”. To F1, Vasteras/Hasslo in 1937; coded “1-96”. Later coded [1940 onwards] "1-69"; "3-49"; "1-96"; "3-96" [by/in 1944]. Struck off charge and sold early 1948.
Registered as SE-AZW 31.3.48 to Firma Fiskflyg, Malmberget. Written off (destroyed) when crashed into lake at Kaska Kajtumjaure, 20 km South of Mount Kebeneekajse 26.4.48; aircraft sank into the lake. Registration SE-AZW cancelled 6.12.50.
Remains recovered from lake at Kaska Kajtumjaure summer 1986 by the Flygvapenmuseum. The most substantial parts recovered were the engine and engine bearers.
Sources:
1. http://afleetingpeace.org/index.php/aeroplanes/15-aeroplanes/76-register-gb-g-ab
2. https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ABKO.pdf
3. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_G-A2.htmll
4. http://forum3.sff.n.se/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=4234
5. http://forum.flyghistoria.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=4823
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/p017.html
7. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kebnekaise
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Dec-2017 14:38 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 05-Dec-2017 14:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-Sep-2023 18:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Narrative]] |
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