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Crash of a Blohm & Voss BV 138C-1 off Trondheim

Date & Time: Jan 15, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
K6+KK
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
310026
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed for unknown reasons while landing in a fjord off Trondheim. All five crew members were injured.
Crew:
Uffz Lothar Janz, pilot,
Ofw Hans Mallasch, mechanic,
Lt Dietrich Buss, observer,
Uffz Alfred Steckel, radio operator,
Ogefr Johann Graf, air gunner.

Crash of a Blohm & Voss BV 138C-1 in the Skjørafjord: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 17, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
7R+AH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
310033
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances and sank in the Skjørafjord. A crew was killed and three were injured.
Crew:
Uffz Georg Reichert, pilot,
Lt Otto Landsberg-Velen, mechanic, †
Fw Siegfried Pahlitzen, mechanic,
Fw Heinrich Wiese, mechanic.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C-4 Condor at Ørland AFB: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 29, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F8+LL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
162
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The four engine airplane crashed on takeoff from Ørland AFB and was destroyed. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Obfw Herbert Fahje, pilot,
Uffz Siegfried Ramm, copilot,
Fw Fritz Cordes, radio operator,
Uffz Hermann Kraus, radio operator,
Obfw Martin Laucks, mechanic,
Ogefr Hermann Elpers, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-14 off Tautra Island: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 24, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
A6+FH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
144195
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Tautra Island, some 20 km northeast of Trondheim. All five occupants were killed, four crew members and one civilian.
Crew:
Fw Ernst Blattermann, pilot,
Lt Gerhard Pfhul, observer,
Uffz Helmut Hack, radio operator,
Fw Johann Prager, air gunner.

Crash of a Blohm & Voss BV 138C-1 off Trondheim

Date & Time: Oct 4, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
K6+BL
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
310045
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The seaplane crashed upon landing off Trondheim and was destroyed. All crew members were rescued.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C-3/U4 Condor in Trondheim: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F8+?K
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
0090
Country:
Region:
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 in marginal weather conditions. After takeoff, the heavily loaded Condor failed to gain sufficient height and drifted to the southwest due to strong north wind. The pilot was unable to turn to the right and the heavy wind forced the plane to the ground on the other side of the river. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew (2./I./KG 40):
Oberlt Theodor Jochimsen, pilot,
Fw Otto Schorrer, copilot,
Fw Josef, radio operator,
Uffz Karl Vellmer,
Fw Heinz Wagner, flight engineer,
Uffz Felix Wiesner, air gunner,
Fhn Lothar Schäfer.
Probable cause:
Loss of control due to strong unfavorable winds.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C-3 Condor in Trondheim: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 25, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
80
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Trondheim-Værnes Airport, while climbing, the four engine airplane stalled and crashed into the sea. Three crew members were killed and three others were rescued.
Crew:
Obfw Wilhelm Löhmann, pilot, †
Berhard Kerber, copilot,
Uffz Josef Klütgens, radio operator,
Ogefr Nans Trappe, radio operator,
Fw Erich Seifert, mechanic, †
Ogefr Georg Voss, air gunner. †

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II near Movatnet Lake: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 29, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
W1053
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Kinloss - Kinloss
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Kinloss at 2035LT on April 28 to attack the German ship 'Tirpitz' moored off Trondheim. Over the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near a farm located west of Movatnet Lake, bursting into flames. A crew was killed and five others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O John Raemonde Roe, pilot,
Sgt Dennis Clancy Garadner Butchart, flight engineer,
Sgt David Reginald Powell Williams, navigator,
Sgt John Stewart Morrison, wireless operator,
Sgt Cyril Frederick Russell, wireless operator, †
F/Sgt William Russell Parr, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II on Hoklingen Lake

Date & Time: Apr 28, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
W1048
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Kinloss - Kinloss
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Kinloss at 2030LT to attack the German ship 'Tirpitz' moored off Trondheim. Approaching the target area, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak. The pilot was able to reduce his altitude and to make an emergency belly landing on the frozen Hoklingen Lake located 43 km northeast of Trondheim. All six crew members survived and became PoW. The wreckage was recovered and displayed at the RAF Museum London.
Crew:
P/O Donald P. MacIntyre, pilot,
Sgt P. G. Blanchett,
P/O Ian Hewitt,
Sgt D. L. Perry,
Sgt Victor Charles Stevens,
Sgt R. H. D. Wilson.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II near Okkelberg: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 28, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
W1020
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Kinloss - Kinloss
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Kinloss at 2035LT to attack the German ship 'Tirpitz' moored off Trondheim. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in hilly terrain near Okkelberg. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Michael Reginald Mark Pooles, pilot,
Sgt Hubert Allan Booth, flight engineer,
P/O Gerard John Peter Henry, observer,
Sgt Donald Edgar Rarity, wireless operator,
Sgt Alan Wilstrop, wireless operator,
P/O Frank William Gosnell Hill, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.