LN-DAG Sikorsky S-43 på Bulltofta
Postat: 28 mar 2011, 13:56
Fra ulike kilder (inkludert Rob Mulders bok om "Valkyrien") sammestilles følgende historie for LN-DAG:
LN-DAG
1936-03-03 Technical specification signed.
1936-03-18 Technical specification revised.
1936-05-19 Hull out of jig.
1936-06-?? Manufacturing date.
1936-07-10 First flight Housatonic River, Bridgeport.
1936-07-18 C of A - Export # E2060 issued.
1936-07-28 Packing List issued.
1936-07-29 Officially delivered from Sikorsky.
1936-07-29 Ferry flight Bridgeport - NYC Harbor.
1936-08-01 M/S "Bergensfjord" leaves NYC.
1936-08-09 M/S "Bergensfjord" arrives Bergen.
1936-08-10 M/S "Bergensfjord" arrives Oslo.
1936-08-10 To Gressholmen on barge for assembly.
1936-08-21 First test flight in Norway.
1936-08-26 C of R # 45 and C of A # 68 issued to:
Det Norske Luftfartsselskap Fred. Olsen & Bergenske AS; Oslo.
Named "Valkyrien"
1936-08-26 Test flight Oslo - Bergen - Oslo.
1936-08-27 Test flight Oslo - Arendal - Kristiansand - Stavanger - Haugesund - Bergen.
1936-08-29 First official coust route Oslo - Bergen.
1936-09-05 Oslo - Bergen (HM Märtha).
1936-09-06? Bergen - Haugesund (HM Märtha).
1936-??-?? Gressholmen - Bulltofta for storage.
1937-04-30 Bulltofta - Gressholmen.
1937-05-01 Inspection by Capt. Johan Høver. TT 36:30.
1937-05-28 Test flights from Gressholmen (Balchen)
1937-05-29 Oslo - Stavanger Airport/Sola.
1937-06-04 Oslo - Bromma - Oslo (route test flight).
1937-06-21 First Air Mail route Oslo - Stockholm.
1937-07-31 Last route flight Oslo - Bromma - Oslo.
1937-07-31 Stored at Gressholmen.
1938-04-23 Inspection by Capt. Johan Høver.
1938-05-?? Sold to Compagnie des Chargeurs Réunis, France, for USD 90.000,-.
1938-06-10 Out of storage at Gressholmen. Problems.
1938-06-15 Oslo - Schiphol for KLM overhaul.
1938-08-26 Inspection for Norwegian C of A.
1938-08-27 Test flight cancelled for technical reasons.
1938-09-10 Inspection by Bureau Veritas.
1938-09-14 Schiphol - Le Bourget - Marignane.
1938-09-14 Cancelled from Norwegian CAR.
F-AREX
1928-09-27 Certificat de Navigation No. 011620.
1938-10-19 Certificat de Registration No. 6156.
Operated by Aéromaritime.
1939-01-?? Dakar - Cotonou.
1939-02-?? First flight in Aéromartime colors.
1940-04-03 Route Abidjan - Lagos.
1940-09-16 Inspection by Bureau Veritas TT: 1232 hrs.
1943-12-16 Inspection by Bureau Veritas TT: 1691 hrs.
1944-01-30 R/H wheel/wingtip/float damaged.
1944-??-?? Put into storage. Scrapped?
1946-03-11 Cancelled from French CAR.
ER DET NOEN SOM VET DATO 1936 NÅR LN-DAG ANKOM BULLTOFTA FOR LAGRING DER 1936/37?
Tusen takk!
Steinar Saevdal
http://www.seabee.info