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Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson V off Bjørnsund Island

Date & Time: May 15, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-414 Hudson
Operator:
Registration:
AM874
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Wick - Wick
MSN:
414-2956
YOM:
1941
Location:
Bjørnsund Island
Møre og Romsdal
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Wick at 1305 on a reconnaissance mission. While cruising along the Norwegian coast, it was shot down by enemy fire. The pilot was able to ditch the airplane off Bjørnsund Island. All four crew members were rescued and became PoW. The airplane sank and was lost.
Crew:
2/Lt Carey Heydenrych, pilot,
Sgt John Edgar Cooper, observer,
Sgt Kenneth Coulter Wright, wireless operator,
Sgt Norman Tart, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1942 at 0215 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
R9496
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Kinloss - Kinloss
Location:
Vikan
Møre og Romsdal
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
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 Junkers W.34hi off Ålesund: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 15, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.34
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
4082
YOM:
1939
Location:
Ålesund
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:
For unknown reasons, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing when the airplane crashed in the sea off Ålesund. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Erwin Werner, pilot,
Uffz Pies Witt, radio operator,
Gefr Hermann Reinhold, mechanic.

Crash of a Dornier DO.24V-1 in Syltefjorden

Date & Time: Sep 18, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.24
Operator:
Registration:
TJ+HR
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
760
Location:
Syltefjorden
Møre og Romsdal
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew encountered very bad weather conditions and was forced to attempt an emergency landing when the floatplane crashed into the Syltefjorden. All occupants were rescued and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Smøla Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1940 at 1245 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L9480
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Sumburgh - Sumburgh
Location:
Smøla Island
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 Sumburgh at 0945LT on an operation to Trondheim. Approaching the Norwegian coast, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed west of Smøla Island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Peter C. Gaylard, pilot,
Sgt John D. Wicks, observer,
Sgt Colin A. C. Burran, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV at off Åndalsnes: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1940 at 1030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
N3627
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Sumburgh - Sumburgh
Location:
Åndalsnes
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 Sumburgh on operations over Norway when it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the Romsdalfjord off Åndalsnes. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Richard H. Brown, pilot,
Sgt Herbert G. J. Gannaway, observer,
Sgt Wilfrid Dixon, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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 Saro A.27 London II off Smøla Island: 6 killed

Date & Time: Nov 3, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Saro A.27 London
Operator:
Registration:
K9686
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Sullom Voe - Sullom Voe
Location:
Smøla Island
Møre og Romsdal
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The float plane departed RAF Sullom Voe on a reconnaissance mission along the Norwegian coast, carrying six crew members. The aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in the vicinity of Smøla Island. A dead body was later found but not trace of the aircraft or the rest of the crew. It is believed that the airplane crashed somewhere between Grip and Brattvær.
Crew:
F/Lt John MacLachlan Harvey Sinclair, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Edward Page,
AC1 John Canning Lewis,
LAC Arthur James Saffin,
AC1 Cornelius Wilson,
Cpl Denis Dermot Kane.
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