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| Date: | Wednesday 16 October 1996 |
| Time: | 13:45 |
| Type: |  Saab AJSH 37 Viggen |
| Owner/operator: | Flygvapnet, Swedish Air Force |
| Registration: | 908/O 81 |
| MSN: | 37.908 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | in international waters 120 km SE Gotland -
 Sweden
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | F15 Söderhamn |
| F15 Söderhamn | |
| Investigating agency: | SHK |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Struck water during photo reconnaissance flight. (Russian cruiser Pjotr Velikij)
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
http://www.havkom.se/virtupload/reports/ml1998_2.pdf (SHK crash investigation in swedish)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2010 14:53 | Masen63 | Added |
| 06-Jan-2012 15:06 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 06-Mar-2012 03:37 | Masen63 | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Oct-2019 20:52 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Country, ] |
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