Jönköping - Jönköping

On September 19, 1943 at 12:00 AM, Jönköping - Jönköping experienced a crash involving Caudron C.635 Simoun, operated by Björkvallsflyg, with the event recorded near Vättern Lake Östergötland.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew was performing a practice mission over Vättern Lake and the aircraft was towing a target for an anti-aircraft battery exercise. During a turn, the elevator was blocked by the towed wire and the aircraft went out of control and crashed into the Vättern Lake, about 60 km northeast of Jönköping and sank by a deep of 90 meters. Both crew members were killed. Crew: John Martinsson, pilot, Karl Arne Glinge, mechanic.

Aircraft reference details include registration SE-AKZ, MSN 8825.569, year of manufacture 1938.