Gear-up landing Incident Grumman HU-16B/ASW Albatross KK-A, Sunday 18 August 1963
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Date:Sunday 18 August 1963
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic U16 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Grumman HU-16B/ASW Albatross
Owner/operator:Luftforsvaret
Registration: KK-A
MSN: G-183
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:N of Nordkynhalvøya -   Norway
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Flew into the sea in good weather and while low flying. Big hull in right side of fuselage and hydraulic and control systems damaged. Flown to Andøya and belly landed. Rebuilt at Horten from 1963 to 1967 and than to Spain as AN.1B-13. Pilot Cap Bodvar Sand and co-pilot Ltn Per Reidar Andersen.

Sources:

Flynytt 1/2002, p23

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Sep-2017 12:24 TB Added
04-Sep-2017 12:42 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative]

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