01003

Aircraft

Aircraft 01003
Type Vertol 44A
Last known operator Swedish Navy

About this photo

Photo location Tullinge Airport (ESCN), Stockholm
Photo date Nov 30, 1958
Photo by Unknown / F18 kamratförening

Description

This photo was taken outside Hangar 81 at F18 Tullinge Air Force Base in southern Stockholm in the late-50s. The helicopter was delivered in May 1958 and it was lost in a tragic accident in February 1960. The accident, which occurred Skå-Edeby airfield in Stockholm due to a technical malfunction, was Sweden's first fatal helicopter crash, and it killed all three on board.

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