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Norway

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

Date & Time: Jun 27, 1940 at 0940 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-414 Hudson
Operator:
Registration:
N7330
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Wick - Wick
MSN:
414-1726
YOM:
1940
Location:
Farsund
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 Wick at 0615LT on a reconnaissance mission. While approaching the Norwegian coast, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed off Farsund Airport. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt William Hamilton Gray,
P/O Bernard Claude Lea,
Sgt Raymond Harold Radford,
P/O Peter Noel Trolove.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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 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 Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Kristiansand: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 12, 1940 at 1215 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
L4081
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Kristiansand
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 RAF Waddington to attack enemy shipping reported in Kristiansand harbor. Approaching the target, the aircraft was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Mervyn Thomas, pilot,
Cpl Alexander Scougal Gibson Barrass,
Sgt John Robert Jopling,
Sgt Stanley Vernon Vart.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Kristiansand: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 12, 1940 at 1215 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
L4073
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Kristiansand
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 RAF Waddington to attack enemy shipping reported in Kristiansand harbor. Approaching the target, the aircraft was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Harry Bratton,
Sgt David William Arlidge Chambers,
LAC Stanley Kershaw,
Sgt Gerald Marsden Wild.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson III off Kristiansand: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 12, 1940 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-414 Hudson
Operator:
Registration:
N7258
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Leuchars - Leuchars
MSN:
414-1654
YOM:
1939
Location:
Kristiansand
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 RAF Leuchars on operations over Kristiansand, Norway. While approaching the target, the aircraft was shot down by enemy naval fire and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Andrew H. McLaren,
LAC James Alexander Milne,
P/O George J. D. Yorke,
Cpl Matthew Wilson.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near Mandal: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 12, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
L4083
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Mandal
Agder
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington to attack enemy shipping reported in Kristiansand harbor. While flying along the south Norwegian coast, the aircraft was attacked by the pilot of a German Me.109. The pilot made an emergency landing on an island located near Mandal. Three crew members were rescued and a fourth was killed.
Crew:
P/O M. Wilson-Donaldson, pilot,
Lt F. D. Middleton,
W/O A. C. Henry,
Sgt John Greet, observer. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Kristiansand: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 12, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
L4099
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Kristiansand
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 RAF Waddington to attack enemy shipping reported in Kristiansand harbor. Approaching the target, the aircraft was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O William George Taylor, pilot,
Sgt Joseph Raybould Tonkiss, observer,
Sgt William John Ison, wireless operator,
Cpl Harold Dennis Brown, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m off Kristiansand: 14 killed

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
RP+AX
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
6458
YOM:
1939
Location:
Kristiansand
Agder
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
10
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
14
Circumstances:
Th three engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the Skagerak off Kristiansand. All 14 occupants were killed.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18D3 off Lista

Date & Time: Nov 29, 1939 at 1530 LT
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.18
Operator:
Registration:
K6+KH
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
830
YOM:
1939
Location:
Lista
Agder
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The float plane was shot down by the pilots of two RAF fighters and crashed into the sea off Lista, Norway. All four crew members were rescued and made PoW.
Crew:
FF Uffz Hans Broy,
B Fw Hans Glinkermann,
HB Uffz Kirchner,
Bw Uffz Gerhard Schulz.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
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