3337

On May 12, 1942 at 12:00 AM, 3337 experienced a crash involving Caproni Ca.133, operated by Swedish Air Force - Flygvapnet, with the event recorded near Linköping Östergötland.

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route, a flare was lit inside the cabin (intentionally or accidentally ?). This cause a fire that could not be extinguished by the crew who eventually decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. Out of control, the aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a pasture. While it was destroyed, all four crew members were rescued.

Aircraft reference details include registration 3337, MSN 4944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 58.4199°, 15.6169°.