Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m off Gangsøya Island: 10 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 13, 1940
Operator:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Trondheim – Bergen
MSN:
5711
YOM:
1937
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
The crew departed Trondheim-Værnes Airport on a flight to Bergen with another JU52. En route, the aircraft was shot down by a Norwegian anti-aircraft battery and crashed into the sea off the Gangsøya Island. All 10 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by Norwegian Flak.
