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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:

Junkers JU.52

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MSN:

5636

YOM:

1937

Location:

Storfjellet (Saltdal)

Nordland

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Norway

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Europe

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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 Jordbrufjellet: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 26, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.52

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CM+BU

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6713

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1940

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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 Dornier DO.26AV2 off Ballangen

Date & Time: May 9, 1940 at 1710 LT

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.26

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P5+BH

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Military

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Bergen – Narvik

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792

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1938

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En route from Bergen to Narvik, the float plane was attacked by three RAF Blackburn Skua. The captain attempted to ditch the airplane that crashed off Ballangen. All 23 occupants were rescued and became PoW. The aircraft was lost.
Crew:
Oblt Siegfried Graf Schack von Wittenau, pilot,
Hptm Joachim Fehling, observer,
Ofw Wilhelm Küpper, radio operator,
Uffz Herbert Peukert, chief,
Uffz Hans Brettschneider, chief.

Probable cause:

Shot down by RAF Skua.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60M Moth in Stamsund

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1930

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.60 Moth

Operator:

Harstad Lufttrafik

Registration:

N-35

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

Schedule:

Stamsund - Stamsund

MSN:

1373

YOM:

1930

Location:

Stamsund (Lofoten Islands)

Nordland

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Norway

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Europe

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Shortly after takeoff from Stamsund Airport, while climbing, the airplane suffered an engine failure, stalled and crashed. Both occupants were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Engine failure shortly after liftoff.