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| Manufacturer: | Republic Aviation Corporation; Farmingdale, Long Island, New York, USA. | |
| Model: | RC-3 Seabee | |
| Type Certificate No: | A-769 | |
| Serial Number: | 646 | |
| Manufacturing Date: | 1947-04-?? | |
| Engine: | Franklin 6A8-215-B9F (215 HP at 2500 RPM) | |
| Remarks: | Modified wing tips. | |
| Reg. No. | Date | Remarks |
| (LN-PAF) | 1947-04-?? | Manufacturing Date. |
| 1947-04-?? | Test flight. | |
| 1947-04-22 | Officially delivered from Republic Aviation Corporation to Thor Solberg Flyveselskap AS; Oslo, Norway. | |
| 1947-05-?? | Imported
to Norway by Thor Solberg Flyveselskap AS; Oslo, Norway. Assembly at Fornebu, Oslo? |
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| LN-PAF | 1947-06-09 | C
of R # 157 and
C of A # 180 issued. Registered owner: E. S. Thofte & Co.; Oslo, Norway. |
| 1948-07-15 | Crashed on take off from Fornebu Airport. Repaired. | |
| 1948-08-05 | Landing accident at Fornebu SPB. | |
| 1949-02-04 | Sønnenfjeldske Luftfartsselskap AS; Jarlsberg. | |
| 1950-09-16 | Bardufoss Flyklubb; Bardufoss AFB. | |
| 1950-10-27 | Wheels-up landing accident at Bardufoss AFB. | |
| 1952-08-22 | Widerøe's Flyveselskap & Polarfly AS; Oslo. | |
| 1955-07-03 | Landing accident at Fornebu Airport. | |
| 1959-05-26 | Cancelled from Norwegian CAR on sale to Sweden. | |
| SE-CHF | 1959-05-?? | Fuel system changed by Hägglund & Söner. |
| 1959-05-12 | Temporary flight permit due to fuel system until 1959-05-20. | |
| 1959-05-21 | Temporary flight permit until 1959-05-30 as above. | |
| 1959-06-01 | Temporary flight permit until no later than 1959-06-10 due to Seabee type rating course for pilots. | |
| 1959-06-30 | Temporary flight permit 1959-07-01/14 in agreement with Swedish CAA. | |
| 1959-07-02 | Bill of Sale. Seller: Widerøe’s Flyveselskap A/S / Purchaser: Gunarssons Bilaffär, Örnsköldsvik. Owners: Kalle Elving, Sven Widmark and Gunarsson (source: Hans-Olov Lundkvist). | |
| 1959-07-?? | Modification of tail wheel hydraulic system. | |
| 1959-07-16 | Ft Handlingarna under utfärdande. | |
| 1959-07-31 |
C of R # 1308 and C of A # 1428 issued. Registered owner: Ekonomisk Föreningen Örnflyg; Gunnarsons Bilaffär, Örnsköldsvik, Sweden. |
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| 1959-08-03 | Bill of Sale. Seller: Gunarssons Bilaffär; Örnsköldsvik. / Purchaser: Ek. Föreningen Örnflyg u.p.a.; Örnsköldsvik | |
| 1959-11-07 | Bill of Sale. Seller: Ek. Föreningen Örnflyg u.p.a.; Örnsköldsvik. / Purchaser: AB Stockholms Aero; Bromma. | |
| 1960-03-24 | AB Stockholms Aero; Box 20227, 16120 Bromma. | |
| 1960-06-05 | Converted to 5-seater by removing the landing gear. | |
| 1960-06-13 | Tft Flygning i Klass I d (privat luftfart) tom 16.06. | |
| 1960-12-14 | Application for mortgage SEK 15,000 (approved 1961-05-10 / 1 x mortgage # 164). | |
| 1961-02-09 | "Anmält inskrivingsdomare". | |
| 1961-06-07 | Temporary permit to fly: “LvB tillställt Lfs för ändring“ (1961-06-07/21). | |
| 1961-06-09 | Converted to 5-seater. | |
| 1961-06-13 | C of A expired. | |
| 1961-06-23 | Crashed
at Höör. Pilot Kjell Bertil Bergqvist and mechanic Nils Vilhelm
Carlsson were going to fly Bromma - Bulltofta.
The Seabee was fueled previous evening. 15 minutes flight from
Bulltofta the engine stopped. Bergqvist tried to make an emergency
landing on a local pond, but did not reach. The landing was made
on hard ground just short of the pond, resulting in heavy damage to the
Seabee. Both Bergqvist and Carlsson were seriously injured and spent a long time at
hospital for recovery. Investigations suggested that an automobile
driver had stolen fuel from the Seabee the previous night. ("Med
flyget i blodet"; Kurt Klausson).
Nödlanding Höör, på ett grasfält intill en damm, tillhörig
Höörs avloppsreningsverk i samband med motorstörning (vid
privatflygning att överföra fpl Lidingö till Ringsjö i Skåne)
kolliderade med en grusvall. Motorstörning pga bränslebrist PIC Kjell
Bertil Bergqvist o. passageraren, mekanikern, Nils Vilhelm Carlsson,
skadades svårt. |
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| 2010-??-?? | Still registered on Swedish CAR to Stockholms Aero AB; Box 20227, SE-16120 Bromma, Sweden. Stored or scrapped? | |
| Sources: |
RAC Seabee Delivery List. Gösta Frödeberg; Sweden. Lars-Åke Holst; Sweden. Benny G. Karlsson/NORARC; Sweden. Paul R. Compton/NORARC; Sweden. Kay Hagby/NORARC; Norway. "Fra Nielsen & Winther til Boeing 747". Hans-Olov Lundkvist; Sweden. SFF "Svenskt civilregister 3; SE-CAA t.o.m. SE-CZZ". |
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Crashed at Höör, Sweden
23 June 1961
Photo: © courtesy of Gösta Frödeberg via Lars-Åke Holst
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Photo: © Hans-Olov Lundkvist |
Photo: © Hans-Olov Lundkvist |
Photo: © Hans-Olov Lundkvist |
LN-PAF
Norway
Photo: © Luftfarstverket/Norsk Luftfartsmuseum
