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Europe

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P-2 on Mt Digervarden: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 26, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
5J+CN
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Oslo - Oslo
MSN:
1526
YOM:
1936
Location:
Mt Digervarden
Møre og Romsdal
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
En route, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of an RAF Blackburn Skua and crashed on the slope of Mt Digervarden. Two crewmen were rescued and became PoW while the third was killed.
Crew:
Obrf Gunther Hölscher, pilot,
Fdw Willi Stock, mechanic and gunner, †
Uffz Karl Stolz, radio operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by an RAF fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Ulvik: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 25, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
N6214
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth
MSN:
9313
YOM:
1939
Location:
Ulvik
Møre og Romsdal
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth on an anti-submarine mission to Ulvik. While attacking ships, the airplane crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Wilbert Priestley, pilot,
Sgt William Trevor Howells, observer,
LAC Robert Arthur Roberts, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I off Stavanger: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 24, 1940 at 0805 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-414 Hudson
Operator:
Registration:
N7286
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Leuchars - Leuchars
MSN:
414-1682
YOM:
1939
Location:
Stavanger
Rogaland
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Leuchars at 0432LT on an escort mission. Approaching Stavanger at an altitude of 2,800 feet, the airplane was attacked by the pilot of a German Me.109 and caught fire. It entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Murray Charles Petrie,
P/O Ronald Owen Lawry,
AC1 Kenneth Cyrus Maddocks,
LAC Percy Wilson.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I off Stavanger: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 24, 1940 at 0805 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-414 Hudson
Operator:
Registration:
N7285
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Leuchars - Leuchars
MSN:
414-1681
YOM:
1939
Location:
Stavanger
Rogaland
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Leuchars at 0432LT on an escort mission. Approaching Stavanger at an altitude of 2,800 feet, the airplane was attacked by the pilot of a German Me.109 and caught fire. It entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Edward William Aiden Peachey,
P/O Richard Heron Sanders,
AC1 Ronald Jack Simpson,
LAC Thomas Dobson.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I off Håkonshella: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 24, 1940 at 0730 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-414 Hudson
Operator:
Registration:
N7283
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Leuchars - Leuchars
MSN:
414-1679
YOM:
1939
Location:
Håkonshella
Hordaland
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane departed RAF Leuchars at 0504LT on an anti submarine patrol mission off the Norwegian coast. In unclear circumstances, the airplane crashed into the sea off Håkonshella at 0730LT. All four crew members were killed. It is possible that the aircraft was shot down by enemy fire.
Crew:
P/O Robert George Meadows Harmston, pilot,
F/O Anthony Alexander Talbot Bulloch, observer,
LAC, Alfred William Hallam, wireless operator and air gunner,
LAC Stanley Lane, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m off Trondheim

Date & Time: Apr 20, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
07+A25
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
5660
YOM:
1936
Location:
Trondheim
Sør-Trøndelag
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The float plane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Trondheim and was wrecked. The crew fate remains unknown.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m near Flekkefjord: 17 killed

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
1Z+FT
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Skydiving / Paratroopers
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Aalborg – Kristiansand
MSN:
2810
YOM:
1936
Location:
Flekkefjord
Agder
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
11
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
17
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Aalborg on a mission to Kristiansand, carrying paratroopers and various equipment. While flying north of Flekkefjord, the three engine aircraft crashed in the icy Langevatnet Lake and was destroyed. All 17 occupants were killed.
Crew (III./KGr zbV1):
Fw Martin Berger,
Uffz Robert Kahr,
Uffz Robert Schulz,
Funker Gerhard Bartel,
Funker Rudolf Hesse,
Funker Heinrich Hessenmüller.
Passengers:
Pioner Kurt Kaiser +10.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Tofte: 17 killed

Date & Time: Apr 16, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
BA+KK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Tofte
Buskerud
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
13
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
17
Circumstances:
En route to Oslo-Fornebu Airport, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Tofte, killing all 17 occupants.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m near Birkeland: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 16, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
1Z+IY
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Aalborg – Stavanger
MSN:
6306
YOM:
1939
Location:
Birkeland
Agder
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
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 Lockheed L-414 Hudson I off Stavanger: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 15, 1940 at 1115 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-414 Hudson
Operator:
Registration:
N7306
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Leuchars - Leuchars
MSN:
414-1702
YOM:
1940
Location:
Stavanger-Sola
Rogaland
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane departed RAF Leuchars on a reconnaissance mission along the Norwegian coast. While cruising along the shore, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Stavanger-Sola Airport. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Laurence George Nolan-Neylan, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Gosling,
AC1 E. G. Newby,
LAC Alexander Murcar.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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