Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mge near Ringebu: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 30, 1942 at 0930 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
7U+LK
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Oslo – Trondheim – Bardufoss – Banak
MSN:
1351
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The three-engine aircraft left Oslo-Fornebu Airport at 0830LT on a flight to Banak with intermediate stops in Trondheim and Bardufoss. About one hour into the flight, the crew encountered severe icing conditions and the captain decided to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed near Overlihogda, northeast of Ringebu. The captain was killed and seven other occupants were wounded. Few hours later, one of the crew member died from his injuries.
Crew (2. Staffel KGrzbV.108):
Uffz Franz Stromberg, †
Uffz Nobel,
Obgfr Wilhelm Tönnes,
Obgfr Wilhelm Strehle.
Source & photo: http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/ringebu.html
Probable cause:
Icing.

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 heavily loaded Condor took off from Værnes Airfield in difficult weather conditions. The four engine aircraft did not manage to gain height and drifted southwest. 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.
Source & photos: http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/vaernes.html

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Ausetvatnet: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 28, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7572
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The crew was involved in a bombing mission in the region of Trondheim, Norway. While approaching its target, the battleship christened 'Tirpitz', the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in flames. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew (97th Squadron):
F/Lt John Goodsir MacKid, pilot,
P/O Ronald Benjamin Underwood, pilot,
P/O Thomas Neville Tree, observer,
Sgt Eric McDermott, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt William Keay Falconer Marshall, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Frederick Bennett, air gunner,
Sgt Raymond Day, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mg4e in Reipå: 16 killed

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P4+HH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Trondheim – Pechenga
MSN:
6804
YOM:
1940
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
12
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
16
Circumstances:
The three engine aircraft was completing a flight from Trondheim to Pechenga, in the Murmansk oblast. En route, while cruising in foggy conditions, the aircraft hit the wooded slope of Mt Breitind located near Reipå, some 50 km southwest of Bodø. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and all 16 occupants were killed.
Crew:
Fw Willi Habekost,
Uffz Werner Grünwald,
Uffz Leonhard Voss,
Uffz Rudolf Bollemann.
Passengers:
Bernhard Almeroth,
Friedrich Klingenfuss,
Uffz Johannes Schleucher,
Uffz Erich Dumberg,
Ogfr Peter Hochstätter,
Ogfr Konrad Hutzler,
Ogfr Manfred Hähnel,
Ogfr Otto Nebgen,
Ogfr Friedrich Pröhl,
Gefr Johann Plaotz,
Gefr Wilhelm Gocke,
Ofw Emil Smolka.
Sources & photo: http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/breitind.html

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

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
W1015
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Kinloss - Kinloss
Country:
Region:
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. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in the sea north of the city of Trondheim. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt George H. Steinhauer, pilot,
P/O Peter Gregory Brown, pilot,
Sgt James Black Dunlop, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Lewis E. Goodrum, navigator,
Sgt Eric T. Meade, wireless operator,
Sgt Douglas Granville Joseph Campbell, wireless operator,
Sgt Maurice Cowan Cohen, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Blohm & Voss BV 138 off Trondheim: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
K6+AK
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
310053
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew encountered poor weather and limited visibility due to heavy snow falls when the floatplane crashed in the fjords north of Trondheim. Three crew members were killed and two others were rescued.
Those killed were:
Lt Rolf Klein, observer,
Hptm Rudolf Claus, pilot,
Uffz Dietrich Nientiet, mechanic.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C-3/U4 Condor off Trondheim

Date & Time: Feb 22, 1942 at 1753 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F8+BR
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Trondheim - Trondheim
MSN:
0063
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed Trondheim-Værnes Airport at 0809LT on a maritime patrol flight off the east coast of Iceland. Following a uneventful mission of nine hours and 44 minutes, the crew approaching Trondheim Airport when he encountered technical problems with the flaps. The airplane stalled and crashed into the sea few hundred metres from the runway threshold. All six crew members were rescued and the airplane sank and was lost.
Crew (7.Staffel III Gruppe KG 40):
Oblt Werner Thieme, pilot,
Wolfgang Tonn, pilot,
Ofw Leo Ludorf, mechanic,
Karl Kiessling, radio operator,
Ogefr Klaus Kappes, radio operator,
Gefr August Kaufmann, air gunner.
Source and photo:
http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/hommelvik.html
Probable cause:
Flaps malfunction on approach.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m5eSee in Risvika: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 2, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
DR+WH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Trondheim – Bodø
MSN:
6940
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
13
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
En route from Trondheim to Bodø, the three engine floatplane crashed in unknown circumstances in a valley located in Risvika, 7 km west of Salsbruket. The airplane was destroyed and all 17 occupants were wounded. Two days later, a passenger died from injuries sustained.
Crew (1./KGr zbV.108):
Lt Heinz Amberger,
Ofw Eric Schulz,
Fw Eduard Gröner,
Uffz Wilhelm Steinhauer.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m near Oksvoll: 13 killed

Date & Time: Jun 27, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P4+??
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Banak – Bardufoss – Trondheim
MSN:
6462
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
10
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
13
Circumstances:
In foggy conditions, the three engine aircraft impacted the slope of Mt Tønnølfjellet located near Oksvoll, some 60 km northwest of Trondheim. A crew member survived while all 13 other occupants were killed.
Crew:
Wilhelm Mayer, †
Josef Metz, †
Johann Ruf, †
Eugen Ruoff.
Passengers:
Max Hengst, †
Friedrich Knolle, †
Karl Berger, †
Kurt Neumann, †
Wilhelm Volkmer, †
Erich Engel, †
Walter Hundt, †
Karl Heinke, †
Horst Müller 1. †
Source & photos: http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/oksvoll.html
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Trondheim: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 10, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N3528
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Sumburgh - Sumburgh
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Sumburgh on a reconnaissance mission over the Trondheim area. While approaching the city, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Kenneth Ian Mackenzie, pilot,
Sgt James William Barrie Craig, observer,
AC2 Herbert John Twinn. air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.