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Crash of a Grumman JRF-6B Goose off Búðardalur: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 13, 1947
Type of aircraft:
Grumman G-21A Goose
Operator:
Registration:
TF-RVI
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
1139
YOM:
1942
Location:
Búðardalur
Northwestern Region (Norðurland vestra)
Country:
Iceland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from the Búðardalur Bay. All four occupants were killed.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C-4 Condor in Arnarvatnsheiði: 7 killed

Date & Time: Oct 24, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Focke-Wulf Fw.200 Condor
Operator:
Registration:
F8+EK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Trondheim - Trondheim
MSN:
0131
Location:
Arnarvatnsheiði
Northwestern Region (Norðurland vestra)
Country:
Iceland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The four engine airplane departed Trondheim-Værnes Airport on a reconnaissance flight over the western part of Iceland. Intercepted by two USAAF P-38 Lightning, it was shot down and crashed on the western slope of Kleppatagl (407 metres high) located in Arnarvatnsheiði. The airplane disintegrated on impact and all seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Heinrich A. Godde, pilot,
Fw Mathias Frantzen, pilot,
Ofw Horst Kross, radio operator,
Uffz Manfred Unger, radio operator,
Uffz Alois Schwab, bomb aimer,
Uffz Helmut Engelmann, mechanic,
Uffz Hans Todtenhöfer, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Shot down by two US fighters.
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