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I need help to id these Aircraft remains found in the Lofoten area Northern Norway.
No Aircraft is known to have crashed in this area. The only missing Aircraft is a Beechcraft 35 in 1974
A bolt is marked NAS6304-7 LFG
By: ian_ - 5th May 2014 at 19:32
I agree Mike. The newspaper article shows the bits were washed up on a beach, rather than flew into a hill as it first looked. The curved rib section matches a cutaway F16 view from under the rudder. The crash below was approx 20 miles East across a bay. Wreckage from this could easily have started appearing. The unfortunate pilot is still missing.
05 Jul 1988 [w/o] 300 78-0300 RNOAF RNOAF 334 skv F-16A Block 15 Details
Destroyed in a crash at Mørsvikfjord, Norway. The pilot, Vincent Skjøstad, didn’t survive the crash. He entered an unrecoverable dive after he came semi inverted over a ridge line and tried to avoid hitting a flock of sea gulls. This brought him into a steep dive which he was unable to pull out from. The flight recorder recorded a full nose up command from the time he rolled upright and until he impacted the water. They found multiple impact marks and remains of sea gulls on the fuselage. They recovered most of the wreckeage from the bottom of the sea. The cockpit area was suprisingly intact compared to the rest of the aircraft, and the seat was still left in the cockpit. However, the top of the seat was missing along with the parachute (probably released upon impact). The parachute has probably blossomed under the surface dragging the body with it. The harness holding him in place in the seat, was torn off from the impact force. They found one of his boots, one glove and his helmet on the ocean floor. But the man himself and the parachute was never found.
By: Arabella-Cox - 5th May 2014 at 18:56
Those large curved frames look awfully like the wing/fuselage blended-form structure of an F-16 to me. Lots of composite construction too, which is confirmation, in my book.
Anon.
By: Whitley_Project - 5th May 2014 at 13:27
It’s a modern jet – the honeycomb construction gives it away
By: TonyT - 5th May 2014 at 11:38
It looks like a nacelle to me possible with a G reg on it ?
By: ian_ - 5th May 2014 at 10:07
Going by the shape and honeycomb structure it looks quite F16. The nearest F16 crash google can find is 30 miles away.
By: A79-RAAFVampire - 5th May 2014 at 09:08
I think you are right DC, definitely nothing like that on a Bonanza/Baron.
The bolt is just a generic NAS close tolerance bolt and can be used on anything.
I think the shape of the formers and construction are pointing to maybe a gear door
that has fallen off of something fairly large and modern??
By: DC Page - 5th May 2014 at 03:29
That doesn’t look like any Bonanza parts or wreckage I’ve ever seen, so I think you’ve got something else there. I also think your bolt is pretty generic and not necessarily indicative of a specific type.
Allaero lists NAS6304-7 as “BOLT, HEX HD” and “This part is used on the following aircraft: Bombardier Challenger 300”, so it’s a fairly common part still in use in modern aircraft. Good luck on your search.
By: ian_ - 4th May 2014 at 23:15
Looks US Navy with the white paint and a hint of a big black stencilled letter.
By: Bruce - 4th May 2014 at 23:11
It’s quite modern, with Camlock fasteners. NAS bolt also suggests modern, so it may well be that Beechcraft…
By: Moggy C - 4th May 2014 at 23:05
Originally posted in GA, but I guess you historic wonder boys will know in minutes so I moved it.
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