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The airplane departed Aalborg on a supply mission to Stavanger-Sola Airport, carrying a load of oil barrels and four crew members. En route, weather conditions deteriorated when the three engine aircraft impacted the slope of a mountain located near Birkeland. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all four crew members were killed.
Crew (14. Staffel. IV./KGr.zbV l):
Fldw Bernhard Kalthöner, pilot,
GfrLudwig Landstorfer,
Uffz Karl Opitz,
Uffz Peter Richter.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Stavanger: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 12, 1940 at 1610 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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P9266

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Mildenhall - Mildenhall

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The aircraft departed RAF Mildenhall at 1153LT on an operation to find enemy shipping along the Norwegian coast. While cruising off Stavanger, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German Messerschmitt Me.110 and crashed into the sea, some 30 km southwest of Stavanger. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found.
Crew (149th Squadron):
Sgt Geoffrey Edmund Goad, pilot,
Sgt Frederick Albert Woodcock, pilot,
Sgt Roy Fox Vickery, observer,
Cpl Jack Henry Langridge, wireless operator and air gunner,
AC1 Edmund Brian Doherty, wireless operator and air gunner,
AC2 James Henry, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 408 Wellington IA off Stavanger: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 12, 1940 at 1305 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 408 Wellington IA

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P2520

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth

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The aircraft departed RAF Lossiemouth at 0920LT on a reconnaissance mission off the Norwegian coast to find enemy shipping. The aircraft was last seen at 1305LT while cruising few miles off Stavanger. No trace of the aircraft was found.
Crew (9th Squadron):
Sgt Charles Ronald Bowen, pilot,
Sgt James Dougal Aitchison, navigator,
Sgt William Lockie Balmer, air bomber,
LAC Ralph John Lamb, wireless operator and air gunner,
AC1 Percy Frank Ricketts, air gunner,
LAC John Lenton Wilkin, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Stavanger: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 12, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

Operator:

Registration:

P9246

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Mildenhall - Mildenhall

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The aircraft departed RAF Mildenhall at 1153LT on an operation to find enemy shipping along the Norwegian coast. While cruising off Stavanger, the aircraft crashed into the sea in unknown circumstances. No trace was found.
Crew (149th Squadron):
Sgt Laurie Charles Wakeling, pilot,
AC2 Frederick Tootle,
Sgt Horace James Wheller,
Sgt William Claude Parker,
LAC Richard Coalter,
AC2 Harry Gillott.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m near Tarm: 8 killed

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1940

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Junkers JU.52

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En route from Neumünster to Stavanger, the crew encountered poor visibility due to thick fog. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a field located near Tarm. The mechanic Franz Sauerland was injured while eight other occupants were killed.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the North Sea: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 18, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

Operator:

Registration:

BL-127

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Delivery

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Perth – Stavanger

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The crew took deliver of the airplane at Perth Airfield and was supposed to fly to Stavanger, Norway. En route, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found.
Crew:
Lt Rudolf Gottschalk, pilot,
Sgt Pekka Kallakari, radio operator.

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

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Plain, Valley

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Oslo – Stavanger

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142

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1925

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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

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Registration:

107

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Oslo – Stavanger

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137

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1925

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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.