Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C-4 Condor in Arnarvatnsheiði: 7 killed
Date & Time:
Oct 22, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
F8+EK
Survivors:
No
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The four engine airplane was shot down by the pilots of two USAAF P-38 Lightning and crashed in Arnarvatnsheiði. All seven crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by two US fighters.
