Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Skotten: 8 killed

Date & Time: May 30, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Stavanger – Trondheim
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The crew departed Stavanger-Sola Airport in the early morning on a flight to Trondheim. En route, the three engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of an RAF fighter and crashed in a wooded area located in Skotten seter, east of Ringebu. All eight occupants were killed.
Crew (Transportstaffel 2./KGrzbV 107):
Uffz Gerhard Werkmeister, pilot,
Johann Leikermoser, engineer,
Uffz Hermann Becker, radio operator,
Gefr Herbert Voigt, flight engineer.
Source and photos on http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/skotten.html
Probable cause:
Shot down by an RAF fighter.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C-1 Condor in the Tranøyfjorden: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 29, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F8+BH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Aalborg - Aalborg
MSN:
0002
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The crew departed Aalborg Airport on a bombing mission over Simavik and Skarsfjord. On the return trip, the four engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of an RAF Hurricane and crashed into the Tranøyfjorden. All six occupants were killed.
Crew (1./I./KG 40):
Lt Otto Freytag, pilot,
Oblt Günther Thiel,
Ofw Heinrich Ruthmann,
Ofw Willi Rieker,
Uffz Franz Seelbach,
Gefr Manfred Stephani.
Source and photos on http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/dyroy.html
Probable cause:
Shot down by an RAF fighter.

Crash of a Dornier DO.26BV3 off Narvik

Date & Time: May 28, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P5+CH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
MSN:
793
YOM:
1938
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by the pilot of an RAF Hurricane and crashed into the Rombaksfjord off Narvik. Crew fate unknown.
Probable cause:
Shot down by an RAF fighter.

Crash of a Dornier DO.26AV1 off Narvik: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 28, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P5+AH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
791
YOM:
1938
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by the pilot of an RAF Hurricane and crashed into the Rombaksfjord off Narvik. Two crew members were rescued and two others were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by an RAF fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IVF off Stavanger: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 27, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R3624
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Sumburgh - Sumburgh
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Sumburgh at 0530LT on a mission over Stavanger. Approaching the target, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea. No trace was ever found.
Crew:
P/O Edwin H. Alexander, pilot,
Sgt Basil A. J. Henrick, observer,
Sgt Thomas P. N. Hammond, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m near Evenesdal: 9 killed

Date & Time: May 26, 1940 at 1630 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
BA+HK
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
12
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
While cruising east of Nordnes, the three engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of an RAF Gloster Gladiator and crashed near Evenesdal. Six paratroopers bailed out before the aircraft crashed and became PoW. All three crew members and six passenger were killed.
Crew (Transportstaffel 3./KGr zbV 106 ):
Uffz Peter Endres, pilot,
Fw Anton Schairer, engineer,
Uffz Franz Herp, radio.
Passengers:
Gfr Walter Bellmann,
Ogfr Ernst Böttcher,
Jäg Werner Schemmel,
Gfr Wilhelm Geiger,
Jäg Harry Ludeke,
Fw Karl Linek +6.
Probable cause:
Shot down by an RAF fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Storfjellet: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 26, 1940 at 1618 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
MSN:
5636
YOM:
1937
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
12
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While cruising east of Nordnes, the three engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of an RAF Gloster Gladiator and crashed in the Storfjellet mountain range. Eleven paratroopers bailed out and became PoW while four other occupants, three crew members and one passenger were killed.
Crew (Transportstaffel 3./KGr zbV 106 ):
Lt Robert Eid, pilot,
Uffz Horst Sauer, radio navigator,
Fw Willy Hellmann, engineer.
Probable cause:
Shot down by an RAF fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Åmot: 15 killed

Date & Time: May 26, 1940 at 1255 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
6108
YOM:
1939
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
11
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
15
Circumstances:
The three engine aircraft was on its way to Narvik on a supply mission with paratroopers and containers on board. En route, the aircraft hit tree tops and crashed for unknown reason in the township of Åmot, Hedmark. All 15 occupants were killed.
Crew (Transportstaffel 1./KGrzbV 107):
Erich Röhrs, pilot,
Uffz Reinhold Nehmer,
Uffz Wilhelm Puttkamer,
Uffz Oskar Hipp.
Passengers:
Oblt Heinrich Eckleben,
Reg Inspektor Richard Rasch,
Fw Hans Niemeyer,
Ogfr Karl Klawitter,
Ogfr Herbert Pawellek,
Gfr Hermann Kleinert,
Objg Joachim Matz,
Jäg Artur Meyer III,
Jäg Max Pangel,
Jäg Bertholdt Schmidt,
Jäg Franz Ullmer.
Source and more photo on
http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/amot.html

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Jordbrufjellet: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 26, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CM+BU
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
MSN:
6713
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
12
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While cruising over the region of Nordnes, the three engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of an RAF Gloster Gladiator and crashed in the mountainous area of Jordbrufjellet. Eleven paratroopers were able to bail out before the aircraft crashed. All three crew members and one passenger were killed while 11 para became PoW.
Crew (Transportstaffel 3./KGr zbV 106 ):
Ofw Heini Friedrichs,
Fw Hans Sachs,
Fw Fritz Hoffmann.
Passenger:
Uffz Siegfried Vangerow +11.
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Probable cause:
Shot down by an RAF fighter.

Crash of a Supermarine Walrus in the Malangen Fjord: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 18, 1940 at 0150 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P5647
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The float plane departed HMS Devonshire on an anti-submarine patrol mission. At night, it was shot down by the pilot of a German He.111 and crashed into the Malangen Fjord. Two crew members were killed and a third was rescued.
Crew:
Lt Ronald William Benson-Dare, pilot, †
Sgt David Corkhill, observer,
LAC William Henry Hill, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.