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Crash of a Caproni Ca.313 S16A off Utlängan Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 7, 1944 at 1630 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
3345
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
4952
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was involved in a reconnaissance mission over the Baltic Sea with two other similar aircraft. En route, the weather conditions deteriorated and the visual contact was lost as the aircraft crashed into the sea off the Utlängan Island, south Sweden. Some debris were found but no trace of the four crew members.

Crash of a Caproni Ca.313 into the Baltic Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 23, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While flying over the Baltic Sea, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances. The wreckage was eventually found in 1951, showing bullet impacts.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy action.

Crash of a Caproni Ca.313 into the Baltic Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 15, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a SAR mission following the disappearance the preceding day of another Caproni Ca.133 of the Swedish Air Force. En route, the three engine aircraft was shot down and crashed into the sea, killing all four crew members. It was later confirmed by eyewitnesses that the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter. According to the Swedish Authorities, the aircraft was shot down while flying over the international waters.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Caproni Ca.313 off Ventspils: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 14, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
3335
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
4942
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While overflying the Baltic Sea, the three engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German Messerschmitt Me.109. The pilot ditched the aircraft some 13 km off Ventspils, Latvia. Three crew members were rescued and taken POW while the flight engineer Ingvar Ringström was killed. The Swedish government confirmed the aircraft was shot down over the international waters.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Caproni Ca.313 RPS B.16A near Linköping

Date & Time: May 12, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
3337
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
4944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
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.
Probable cause:
In flight fire caused by an intentional or accidental ignition of a flare.

Crash of a Caproni Ca.313 B-16A near Lake Vänern: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 16, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
3340
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lidköping - Lidköping
MSN:
4947
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a patrol mission when the airplane suffered an engine failure. The pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed near Lake Vänern, in the region of Lidköping. All four crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure apparently due to poor manufacture.

Crash of a Caproni Ca.313 S-16A in Västerljung

Date & Time: Aug 30, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
3362
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
4969
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in Västerljung following an engine failure. All four crew members were rescued.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Caproni Ca.313 S-16A in Arboga: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 17, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
3369
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
4976
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed Malmen AFB in Linköping on a liaison flight. En route, the right engine failed and the crew elected to divert to Arboga Airport. On final approach, the airplane lost height, collided with trees and crashed, bursting into flames. Two crew members were killed and two others were seriously injured. Eleven days later, one of the survivors died from injuries sustained.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the failure of the right engine was the consequence of a poor manufacture.

Crash of a Caproni Ca.313 S-16A at Malmen AFB

Date & Time: Jul 31, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
3364
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
4971
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Caught fire after landing and came to rest. All four crew members were uninjured.

Crash of a Caproni Ca.313 S-16A at Malmen AFB

Date & Time: Jul 28, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
3358
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
4965
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed upon landing at Malmen AFB. Both crew members were rescued and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.