Aalborg | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The airplane departed RAF Watton at 0840LT on a bombing mission over Aalborg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near the Aalborg Airport. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Douglas Alfred John Parfitt, pilot,
Sgt Leslie Reginald Youngs, observer,
Sgt Kenneth Walter Neaverson, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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T1934

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Watton - Watton

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 0840LT on a bombing mission over Aalborg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near the Aalborg Airport. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr Edward Collis De Virac Lart, pilot,
P/O Maurice Hardy Gillingham, observer,
Sgt Augustus Spencer Beeby, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C-1 Condor in the Tranøyfjorden: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 29, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Focke-Wulf Fw.200 Condor

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F8+BH

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Aalborg - Aalborg

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0002

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The crew departed Aalborg Airport on a bombing mission over Simavik and Skarsfjord. On the return trip, the four engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of an RAF Hurricane and crashed into the Tranøyfjorden. All six occupants were killed.
Crew (1./I./KG 40):
Lt Otto Freytag, pilot,
Oblt Günther Thiel,
Ofw Heinrich Ruthmann,
Ofw Willi Rieker,
Uffz Franz Seelbach,
Gefr Manfred Stephani.
Source and photos on http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/dyroy.html

Probable cause:

Shot down by an RAF fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-3 near Lake Heilstuguvatnet: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 27, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

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1H+CT

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3178

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The airplane departed Aalborg Airport on a bombing mission to Romsdalfjord. En route, the airplane was attacked by the pilot of an RAF Blackburn Skua. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed near Heilstuguvatnet Lake. A crewman was killed and three others were injured and became PoW.
Crew:
Lt Horst Schopis, pilot,
Fwb Karl-Heinz Strunk,
Uffz Hans Hauck, †
Uffz Josef Author.

Probable cause:

Shot down by an RAF fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P-1 in Bremnäs

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1940 at 2000 LT

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

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B3+FN

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The airplane departed Aalborg Airport to bomb a railway. En route, the aircraft was shot down by anti aircraft fire. The pilot made an emergency belly landing in Bremnäs. All four crew members evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P-1 in När

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

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Registration:

B3+CM

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Yes

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Plain, Valley

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While on a reconnaissance mission, the airplane was shot down by anti aircraft fire. The pilot made an emergency belly landing in När. All four crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
Lt Alfred Kiefer, pilot,
Uffz Richard Marbordt, observer,
Obfr Johann Hommer, radio operator,
Obfr Guntram Engert, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m near Flekkefjord: 17 killed

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.52

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1Z+FT

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Skydiving / Paratroopers

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Aalborg – Kristiansand

MSN:

2810

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1936

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The aircraft departed Aalborg on a mission to Kristiansand, carrying paratroopers and various equipment. While flying north of Flekkefjord, the three engine aircraft crashed in the icy Langevatnet Lake and was destroyed. All 17 occupants were killed.
Crew (III./KGr zbV1):
Fw Martin Berger,
Uffz Robert Kahr,
Uffz Robert Schulz,
Funker Gerhard Bartel,
Funker Rudolf Hesse,
Funker Heinrich Hessenmüller.
Passengers:
Pioner Kurt Kaiser +10.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m near Birkeland: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 16, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.52

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1Z+IY

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Flight

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Supply

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Mountains

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Aalborg – Stavanger

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6306

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1939

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The airplane departed Aalborg on a supply mission to Stavanger-Sola Airport, carrying a load of oil barrels and four crew members. En route, weather conditions deteriorated when the three engine aircraft impacted the slope of a mountain located near Birkeland. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and all four crew members were killed.
Crew (14. Staffel. IV./KGr.zbV l):
Fldw Bernhard Kalthöner, pilot,
GfrLudwig Landstorfer,
Uffz Karl Opitz,
Uffz Peter Richter.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.