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Crash of a Consolidated PB2B-1 Catalina IVB in Mt Førdesveten: 13 killed

Date & Time: Sep 6, 1948 at 1000 LT
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
K-AK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Stavanger - Stavanger
MSN:
28172
YOM:
1943
Location:
Mt Førdesveten
Hordaland
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
13
Aircraft flight hours:
770
Circumstances:
The plane took off from Stavanger-Sola Airport and flew on contact along the coastline northwards in the direction of Herdla island, north of Bergen. The altitude was about 100 meters just below the clouds. When passing over the Marsteinen lighthouse, course was set towards Bergen and they climbed to 200 m. Shortly after the plane hit the mountain Førdesveten just below the summit. The whole crew of nine and four passengers were killed. Two passengers in the tail section escaped with injuries. The aircraft had the dual registration K-AK and JX412.
Crew:
Lt Klaus Døscher, pilot
Sgt Rolf Mikkelsen, copilot,
Lt Walther Wangberg, navigator,
Thor K. Johnsen, wireless operator,
Sgt Haakon Haaland, wireless operator,
Egil N. Fauske, wireless operator,
Sgt Christoffer Kjellsen, mechanic,
Sgt Jens Oskar Jensen, air gunner,
Sgt Magnus Dyngeland, mechanic.
Passengers:
Andreas Ekedal, †
Cpt Alf Tollefsen, †
Sgt Bjørn Ørland, †
Knut Gjerde, †
Inge Sviland,
Willy Nilsen.
Source:
http://flyblader.com/onewebmedia/Nr 9 Catalina.pdf

Crash of a Airspeed AS.10 Oxford II in Oslo

Date & Time: Jul 6, 1948
Type of aircraft:
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
Operator:
Registration:
V-AB
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Oslo - Oslo
Location:
Oslo-Gardermoen
Akershus
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
785
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a training flight from Oslo-Fornebu Airport to Oslo-Gardermoen Airport. The twin engine aircraft crash landed for unknown reason and was damaged beyond repair. All three crew members were unarmed.
Crew:
Lt Nils Arveschoug,
Lt H. Hartmann,
Lt F. Eriksrud.

Crash of a Short S.25 Sandringham VI near Harstad: 35 killed

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1947 at 0905 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.25 Sandringham
Operator:
Registration:
LN-IAV
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Tromsø – Harstad – Bodø – Hommelvik – Oslo
MSN:
SH.915
Location:
Harstad
Troms
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
27
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
35
Circumstances:
While cruising at an altitude of 13,000 feet in poor weather conditions, the four engine seaplane hit the slope of a mountain located 31 km northeast of Harstad. The wreckage was found in a rocky are some 290 meters from the summit and all 35 occupants were killed. It is believed that the aircraft was slightly off course at the time of the accident.
Crew:
John Buer, pilot,
Karl Bengtsen, copilot,
Johannes Daae Risnes, navigator,
Paul Idland, radio operator,
Gunnar Michaelsen, mechanic,
Atle Fedje, steward,
Ester Mildrid Løsnes, stewardess.

Crash of a Consolidated PB2B-1 Catalina IVb in Svolvær

Date & Time: Aug 5, 1947
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Vingtor Luftveier
Registration:
LN-OAR
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Oslo – Svolvær
MSN:
28179
Location:
Svolvaer (Lofoten Islands)
Nordland
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While landing in the Svolvær Bay, the seaplane went out of control and plunged into the water before coming to rest. There were no casualties among the 12 occupants while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Kråkerøy

Date & Time: Dec 20, 1946
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
W-AL
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Delivery
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Fredrikstad
Østfold
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was in charge to deliver the aircraft to Oslo-Gardermoen Airport. Enroute, bad weather conditions were encountered and the pilot was eventually forced to attempt an emergency landing due to fuel shortage. The aircraft crash landed in Kråkerøy, south of Fredrikstad. While all five occupants were uninjured, the aircraft was written off.
Probable cause:
Forced landing due to fuel shortage.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-5-DK on Mt Mistberget: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 7, 1946 at 1400 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
G-AHCS
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Croydon – Oslo
MSN:
12348
YOM:
1944
Flight number:
BE530
Location:
Oslo-Gardermoen
Akershus
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
10
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The approach to Oslo-Gardermoen Airport was started in poor weather conditions with low visibility due to fog. While descending at an altitude of 2,030 feet, the aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a dense wooded area located on the east slope of Mt Mistberget, about 10 km north of the Gardermoen Airport. The aircraft was destroyed, three crew members were killed (both pilots and the flight engineer) while all other occupants were injured, some of them seriously.
Probable cause:
The descent was started prematurely, causing the aircraft to fly under the minimum safe altitude when it hit the slope of the mountain. It is considered that the accident was the result of a controlled flight into terrain, and that the crew inexperience and some radio range equipment deficiencies were considered as contributory factors.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina IVB off Alta: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 8, 1946
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
KK-K
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
28096
Location:
Alta
Finnmark
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed and sank off Alta, in Altafjorden, due to damage in hull caused either by hard landing or collision with a floating object.
Source:
http://flyblader.com/onewebmedia/Nr 9 Catalina.pdf

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m2e in Snarøya: 13 killed

Date & Time: May 22, 1946 at 1255 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
LN-LAB
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Oslo – Stockholm
MSN:
6048
Flight number:
DNL6048
Location:
Oslo-Fornebu
Oslo City
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
11
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
13
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Oslo-Fornebu Airport, while in initial climb, the crew informed ground about the failure of the left engine and elected to return. During the last turn, the aircraft lost height, hit tree tops and crashed in a wooded area located in Snarøya, southwest of the airport. A passenger was seriously injured while 13 other occupants were killed, among them the Norwegian novelist and essayist Ronald Fangen.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman into the lake Hurdalsjøen

Date & Time: Apr 19, 1946
Type of aircraft:
Noorduyn Norseman
Operator:
Registration:
R-AI
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
783
YOM:
1945
Location:
Lake Hurdalsjøen
Akershus
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On landing in Lake Hurdalsjøen, the single engine ski equipped aircraft went through ice and sank. There were no casualties but the aircraft was lost.

Crash of a Consolidated LB-30 Liberator VIII in Lunde: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jan 4, 1946
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated LB-30 Liberator
Operator:
Registration:
KK331
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth
Location:
Lunde
Vestfold og Telemark
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The four engine airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth at 1330LT on a training mission over the North Sea. While cruising in bad weather conditions at a height of some 850 metres, the airplane impacted the slope of a mountain and crashed. All 8 crew members were killed.
Crew (111th OTU):
W/O Frank Brindle,
W/O Ernest Francis Sadler,
W/O Clifford Sydney Brain,
F/Sgt Hedley Edwards,
F/Sgt Stephenson Churchill Wells,
F/Sgt John Reginald Page,
F/Sgt Raymond George Tattingham,
Sgt Eric Needham.
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