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Date: | Monday 28 May 1934 |
Time: | day |
Type: | FVM Ö1 |
Owner/operator: | Swedish Air Force |
Registration: | 3662 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Near Karlsborg -
Sweden
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Karlsborg F5 |
Destination airport: | Karlsborg F6 |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:During a training flight, a mechanical failure occurred in the engine which got its cowling loose,
threatening ro decapitate the pilot, Lt Björn Lindskog, who successfully bailed out.
On 12 June 1942 Cpt. Lindskog saved his life for a second time by bailing out from an unmaneuverable aircraft.
Sources:
Narrative in the book "Fallskärmar och fallskärmstrupper" (in Swedish) by Col. Björn Lindskog, Allhem 1948
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
09-Feb-2019 20:28 |
Carl |
Added |
27-Dec-2021 14:00 |
harro |
Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Source] |