Incident de Havilland DH.60 Moth (Sk7) 552,
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Date:Friday 17 April 1936
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic DH60 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.60 Moth (Sk7)
Owner/operator:Swedish Air Force
Registration: 552
MSN: 1686
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Barkarby flygstation, near Akalla, Järfälla Municipality, Stockholm -   Sweden
Phase: Standing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Barkarby flygstation, Järfälla Municipality, Stockholm, Sweden (ESKB)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
c/no. 1686 DH.60M Moth [Gipsy II #2094]. Delivered to Flygstyrelsen with C of A 2905 issued 28.2.31. Taken on charge 20.4.31 by Flygvapnet as Fv.552; coded “6102”; “6552”.

Written off at Barkarby flygstation, near Akalla, Järfälla Municipality, Stockholm 17.4.36; destroyed by fire while aircraft was parked. Struck off charge 6.10.36

Barkarby Airport (ICAO: ESKB) is a disbanded Swedish Air Force base, near Akalla north of Stockholm used for general aviation. Barkarby Airport was one of Sweden’s oldest active airports until it was closed in 2010.

Sources:

1. https://riksarkivet.se/psidata/flygvapenhaverier
2. https://ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh60.pdf
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barkarby_Airport

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Revision history:

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25-Oct-2023 07:11 Dr. John Smith Updated

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