SE-AXC Republic RC-3 Seabee

[Paul R Compton]

SE-AXC enligt min DB

SE-AXC
Republic RC-3 Seabee
C/n 269
YoM 1947
194702xx Shipped together with SE-AXB c/n 268 New York-(Sweden) with SS Cape Cumberland (Moore McCormack Lines Inc.)
19470213 Invoice Smith, Kirkpatrick & Co Inc, NYC, NY, USD 12,180.35 (for both SE-AXB/C)
19470418 Request for inspection in Malmö (together with SE-AXB)
19470207 Purchase agreement Ostermans Aero AB, Stockholm>Värmlandsflyg, Karlstad SEK 35,000
19479419 Test flight
19470426 Resedagbok, Fart.journal. & Motor journal utfärdade
19470513 Interim CofA/CofR
19470522 Accident Karlstad aerodrome, on touch down gear retracted. Pilot on his type disconnected wheel lock mechanism inadvertently instead of deploying flaps. Sustained damage to tip floats, RH wings and rudder.
19470613 Reg Ostermans Aero AB, Stockholm
19480803 AB Smålandsflyg, Jönköping (exchange with SE-AWR Fairchild 24W-41A Forwarder 19480513)
19480419 CofA lapsed until 19480715
19490115 CofA lapsed until 19480427
19491027 CofA lapsed until 19500608
19500602 AB Lönnberg & Edlund, Norrköping (unofficial)
19500702 Incident, Östanåbadet sjön Grumlan, Vetlanda, pilot killed after slipping and sustaining fatal head injuries caused by prop
19501208 CofA lapsed until 19510913.
19511004 New CofR #603/107 L Komstedt, Saltsjöbaden
19520909 Accident, Mörby Fjärden, impacted foreign object on t/o (transfer to Bromma for damage inspection)
19530413 CofA lapsed until 19540604
19530922 R Köhnke, Malmö
19541213 Y Hermansen, Växjö
19551006 AB Lapplandsflyg, Porjus
19560626 Acdident Porjus, myr 4 km SW Porjus, emergency landing follwing fuel starvation, sustained substantial damage to fuselage underside and floats
19570622 CofA expired
1961xxxx Parted out for usable, undamaged parts and components for use in the rebuild of SE-AXR
19620808 Cnx Destroyed

Credit sources: Riksarkivet, LFV, TS & Benny Karlsson för extra haveri/tillbud info