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

Date & Time: Nov 5, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
7U+FK
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
MSN:
6101
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
En route, the three-engine aircraft hit the slope of a mountain (1,450 meters high) in the region of Unset. All five crew members were killed.
Crew (KGr zbV 108):
Uffz Nikolaus von Scheibenhof, pilot,
Ofw Kurt Evers, copilot,
Fw Fred Sensfuss,
Obgfr Joachim Jensen,
Ofw Alfred Mache.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mge near Ringebu: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 30, 1942 at 0930 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
7U+LK
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Oslo – Trondheim – Bardufoss – Banak
MSN:
1351
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The three-engine aircraft left Oslo-Fornebu Airport at 0830LT on a flight to Banak with intermediate stops in Trondheim and Bardufoss. About one hour into the flight, the crew encountered severe icing conditions and the captain decided to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed near Overlihogda, northeast of Ringebu. The captain was killed and seven other occupants were wounded. Few hours later, one of the crew member died from his injuries.
Crew (2. Staffel KGrzbV.108):
Uffz Franz Stromberg, †
Uffz Nobel,
Obgfr Wilhelm Tönnes,
Obgfr Wilhelm Strehle.
Source & photo: http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/ringebu.html
Probable cause:
Icing.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II near Helleren: 10 killed

Date & Time: Oct 30, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
W7773
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Tempsford - Tempsford
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
The crew left RAF Tempsford at 1700LT on October 29 to drop arms to the Polish resistance and to dispatch three Polish agents as well. Over Poland, the crew was unable to locate the drop zone and the captain decided to return to England. After a flight of ten hours, while overflying the south part of Norway, the bomber was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Helleren, northeast of Egersund. All ten occupants were killed.
Crew (138th Squadron):
F/Sgt Franciszek Sobkowiak, pilot,
W/O Franciszek Zaremba, pilot,
F/O Mariusz Wodzicki, observer,
F/O Franciszek Pantkowski, radio operator,
Sgt Czesław Kozłowski, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Tadeusz Madejski, dropper,
F/Sgt Wacław Żuk, air gunner.
Passengers:
Lt Wiesław Szpakowicz,
Lt Stanisław Hencel,
2nd Lt Jerzy Bichniewicz.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C-3/U4 Condor in Trondheim: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F8+?K
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
0090
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The heavily loaded Condor took off from Værnes Airfield in difficult weather conditions. The four engine aircraft did not manage to gain height and drifted southwest. The pilot was unable to turn to the right and the heavy wind forced the plane to the ground on the other side of the river. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew (2./I./KG 40):
Oberlt Theodor Jochimsen, pilot,
Fw Otto Schorrer, copilot,
Fw Josef, radio operator,
Uffz Karl Vellmer,
Fw Heinz Wagner, flight engineer,
Uffz Felix Wiesner, air gunner,
Fhn Lothar Schäfer.
Source & photos: http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/vaernes.html

Crash of a Consolidated B-24A-CO Liberator off Lofoten Islands: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 28, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
AM924
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Stornoway - Stornoway
MSN:
15
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Aircraft flight hours:
450
Circumstances:
The crew left Stornoway at 0500LT on a survey flight over the Norwegian Sea to locate the German battleship christened 'Tirpitz'. Following an unsuccessful mission, the crew was returning to Scotland when flying along the Lofoten Islands coast, the aircraft was attacked by the pilots of three German Messerschmitt Me.109 fighters. The captain was forced to ditch the aircraft along the coast and while four crew members were able to find refuge in a dinghy, all three other occupants were killed in the attack. The aircraft was lost.
Crew (120th Squadron):
F/O Walton,
P/O Corkran,
Sgt T. J. Culnane, †
Sgt Pickering,
Sgt Booker,
F/Sgt E. A. Allgood, †
Sgt B. F. Smith. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the pilots of German fighters.

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

Date & Time: May 22, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
7U+IK
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Oslo – Bodø
MSN:
2863
Location:
Country:
Region:
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 an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Ausetvatnet: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 28, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7572
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The crew was involved in a bombing mission in the region of Trondheim, Norway. While approaching its target, the battleship christened 'Tirpitz', the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in flames. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew (97th Squadron):
F/Lt John Goodsir MacKid, pilot,
P/O Ronald Benjamin Underwood, pilot,
P/O Thomas Neville Tree, observer,
Sgt Eric McDermott, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt William Keay Falconer Marshall, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Frederick Bennett, air gunner,
Sgt Raymond Day, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mg4e in Reipå: 16 killed

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P4+HH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Trondheim – Pechenga
MSN:
6804
YOM:
1940
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
12
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
16
Circumstances:
The three engine aircraft was completing a flight from Trondheim to Pechenga, in the Murmansk oblast. En route, while cruising in foggy conditions, the aircraft hit the wooded slope of Mt Breitind located near Reipå, some 50 km southwest of Bodø. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and all 16 occupants were killed.
Crew:
Fw Willi Habekost,
Uffz Werner Grünwald,
Uffz Leonhard Voss,
Uffz Rudolf Bollemann.
Passengers:
Bernhard Almeroth,
Friedrich Klingenfuss,
Uffz Johannes Schleucher,
Uffz Erich Dumberg,
Ogfr Peter Hochstätter,
Ogfr Konrad Hutzler,
Ogfr Manfred Hähnel,
Ogfr Otto Nebgen,
Ogfr Friedrich Pröhl,
Gefr Johann Plaotz,
Gefr Wilhelm Gocke,
Ofw Emil Smolka.
Sources & photo: http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/breitind.html

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Vikan: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1942 at 0215 LT
Operator:
Registration:
R9496
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Kinloss - Kinloss
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Kinloss to attack the German battleship Tirpitz moored in the Fættenfjord northeast of Trondheim. Approaching the Norwegian coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Vikan. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt William Bruce Archibald, pilot,
Sgt Leslie John Nelmes, pilot,
Sgt Samuel Palmer, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Geoffrey Hillam Gurr Murray, navigator,
Sgt Archibald McCulloch Mclaren, wireless operator,
Sgt James Frederick Staff, wireless operator,
Sgt Douglas Francis, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Trondheim: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
W1015
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Kinloss - Kinloss
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Kinloss to attack the German battleship Tirpitz moored in the Fættenfjord northeast of Trondheim. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in the sea north of the city of Trondheim. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt George H. Steinhauer, pilot,
P/O Peter Gregory Brown, pilot,
Sgt James Black Dunlop, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Lewis E. Goodrum, navigator,
Sgt Eric T. Meade, wireless operator,
Sgt Douglas Granville Joseph Campbell, wireless operator,
Sgt Maurice Cowan Cohen, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.