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Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mg4e near Bodø: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 22, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
7U+IK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Oslo – Bodø
MSN:
2863
Location:
Bodø
Nordland
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The crew departed Oslo-Fornebu Airport at 0655LT bound for Bodø. While approaching, the three engine aircraft hit the slope of Mt Fugløy located some 25 km southwest of Bodø. All five crew members were killed.
Crew (2./KG.zbV.108):
Lt Gerhard Kleiner,
Obgfr Gerhard Mathes,
Uffz Erwin Burchardt,
Obgfr Fritz Eilers.
Passenger:
Fw Friedrich Jurkat.
Source & photos: https://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/fugloy.html

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Oslo: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AD760
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Coningsby - Coningsby
Location:
Oslo
Oslo City
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 0025LT to lay mines in the Olso Fjord. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Arthur Ingram,
F/O Charles Buckingham Randall, air gunner,
F/Lt John Henderson,
Sgt James William Steven.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Oslo: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
P1290
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Coningsby - Coningsby
Location:
Oslo
Oslo City
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 0140LT to lay mines in the Olso Fjord. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Desmond Charles Firth, pilot, †
Sgt Walter King, observer, †
Sgt Samuel Archer,
Sgt C. Walton.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Oslo: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 7, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AE427
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Swinderby - Swinderby
Location:
Oslo
Oslo City
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Swinderby to lay mines off Oslo. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the Oslo Fjord. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Howett, pilot,
P/O Peter Frederick Joseph Boreham, observer,
Sgt Mendel Gilbert Bloomfield, wireless operator,
Sgt Herbert Walter Fewkes, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress near Oslo: 7 killed

Date & Time: Sep 8, 1941 at 1130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
AN533
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Kinloss - Kinloss
MSN:
2072
YOM:
1940
Location:
Oslo
Oslo City
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Kinloss at 0915LT to attack the ship 'Admiral Scheer' in the Oslo harbor. Approaching the Norwegian capital city at an altitude of 25,000 feet, the bomber was attacked and shot down by two Me.109, entered a dive and crashed near Oslo. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Alexander Mathieson, pilot,
Sgt Robert Allan,
F/Sgt Norman Hinton Davies,
P/O Frederick James Hogan,
Sgt Cyril Douglas James,
F/Sgt Herbert David Platten Sleath,
Sgt Robert Willis.
Probable cause:
Shot down by German fighters.

Crash of a Stinson SR-9E Reliant in Oslo: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Stinson SR-9 Reliant
Operator:
Registration:
LN-EAI
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Oslo - Oslo
MSN:
5211
YOM:
1937
Location:
Oslo
Oslo City
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The single engine aircraft was engaged in a local sightseeing flight the Oslo area, carrying four passengers and one pilot. En route, the aircraft suffered an explosion and crashed into the harbor of Oslo. All five occupants were killed, among them Arild Wideroe (aged 29), cofounder of the company.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60M Moth in Lake Eikeren: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 27, 1937
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
117
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Positioning
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Oslo – Stavanger
MSN:
142
YOM:
1925
Location:
Lake Eikeren
Viken
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot was performing a positioning flight to Stavanger to take part to the inauguration of the Sola Airport. He departed Oslo with two other DH.60M Moth of the Norwegian Air Force (Kongelige Norske Luftforsvaret). En route, he encountered low visibility due to foggy conditions and decided to attempt an emergency landing wen he lost control of the aircraft that crashed near the Lake Eikeren. The pilot was killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60M Moth in Ytre Sandsvær

Date & Time: May 27, 1937
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
107
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Positioning
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Oslo – Stavanger
MSN:
137
YOM:
1925
Location:
Ytre Sandsvær
Buskerud
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot was performing a positioning flight to Stavanger to take part to the inauguration of the Sola Airport. He departed Oslo with two other DH.60M Moth of the Norwegian Air Force (Kongelige Norske Luftforsvaret). En route, he encountered low visibility due to foggy conditions and decided to attempt an emergency landing. While the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, the pilot was uninjured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60M Moth in Ustaoset

Date & Time: Apr 30, 1934
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Lotsberg & Skappel
Registration:
LN-ABL
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Oslo – Malmö
MSN:
1345
YOM:
1929
Location:
Ustaoset
Buskerud
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Oslo to Malmö, the single engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near Ustaoset, some 200 km west of Bergen. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth into the North Sea: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 28, 1933
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth
Operator:
Wilhelm M. Omsted
Registration:
G-ABZM
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Delivery
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Heston – Olso
MSN:
4018
YOM:
1932
Location:
North Sea
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The aircraft was on its delivery flight from Heston to Oslo. While overflying the North Sea, it crashed in unknown circumstances. A piece of a wing was discovered on February 2 but no trace of the wreckage nor the two occupants was ever found.
Crew:
Sigurd J. Aagenaes, pilot.
Passenger:
Wilhelm M. Omsted.
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