Crash of a Blohm & Voss BV 138 C-1 on Sørøya Island: 5 killed
Date & Time:
May 14, 1942
Operator:
Survivors:
No
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane was completing a reconnaissance mission when it crashed on Sørøya Island in poor weather conditions. The wreckage was found on the slope of Mt Stoppen. All five crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.
