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Crash of a Consolidated Canso into the Norwegian Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 24, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated Canso
Operator:
Registration:
9754
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Wick - Wick
Location:
Norwegian Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew attacked and sunk the German submarine U-1225 but was attacked as well. The pilot attempted to make an emergency landing in the Norwegian Sea, some 150 miles northeast of the Feroe Islands. The aircraft sunk while all three crew members took place in a dinghy. Rescuers arrived on the scene 21 hours later. Two crew were already dead while the third occupant died few hours later.
Crew (162th Squadron):
F/L D. E. Hornell 2.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Canadian Vickers PBV-1A Canso A into the Norwegian Sea: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Canadian Vickers PBV-1 Canso (OA-10 Canso)
Operator:
Registration:
9816
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Wick - Wick
MSN:
CV-250
Location:
Norwegian Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The aircraft was involved in a mission over the Norwegian Sea to attack German submarine. The submarine U-705 sunk but the seaplane was attacked as well. The captain ditched the aircraft and the crew waited for nine hours prior to be rescued. Four crew members were recovered while the fifth occupant was drowned.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Short S.25 Sunderland III into the Norwegian Sea: 12 killed

Date & Time: May 24, 1944 at 1420 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.25 Sunderland
Operator:
Registration:
DV990
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Norwegian Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
12
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
12
Circumstances:
While performing a maritime patrol flight, the seaplane was shot down by the German submarine U-921 and crashed into the Norwegian Sea, some 240 km west of Kristiansund. All 12 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German submarine.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C-3 Condor into the Norwegian Sea: 6 killed

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Focke-Wulf Fw.200 Condor
Operator:
Registration:
F8+CK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
081
Location:
Norwegian Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The four engine airplane was on a flight from Norway to Iceland and failed to arrive at destination. It probably crashed somewhere into the Norwegian Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Oblt Dietrich Weber, pilot,
Uffz Hans Wieser, copilot,
Uffz Wolfgang Melzer, radio operator,
Uffz Willi Nuss, radio operator,
Fw Alfons Lischke, mechanic,
Ogefr Heinrich Köhl, air gunner.

Crash of a Blohm & Voss BV 138C-1 into the Norwegian Sea: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 30, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Blohm & Voss BV 138
Operator:
Registration:
K6+I?
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
310067
YOM:
1941
Location:
Norwegian Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances, probably somewhere into the Norwegian Sea. Two crew members were killed and three others were rescues.
Those killed were:
Uffz Gerhard Filz, radio operator,
Obfw August Kruse, mechanic.

Crash of a Blohm & Voss BV 138C-1 into the Norwegian Sea

Date & Time: Oct 11, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Blohm & Voss BV 138
Operator:
Registration:
K6+AK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
310089
YOM:
1941
Location:
Norwegian Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The seaplane crashed in unknown circumstances, probably in the Norwegian Sea, sank and was lost. All four crew members were rescued by a Do.24.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-6 into the Norwegian Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 18, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
1H+GH
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
7168
YOM:
1942
Location:
Norwegian Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Probably crashed somewhere in the Norwegian Sea. Lost without trace. The exact location of the mishap remains unknown.
Crew:
Lt Hans Fehn, pilot,
Fw Karl Weger, observer,
Uffz Helmut Gärtner, radio operator,
Fw Josef Schmitt, mechanic.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C-4 Condor into the Norwegian Sea: 8 killed

Date & Time: Jul 8, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Focke-Wulf Fw.200 Condor
Operator:
Registration:
F8+EH
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
0101
Location:
Norwegian Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
Failed to return to base and believed to have crashed somewhere in the Norwegian Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Oblt Albert Gramkow, pilot,
Obfw Anton Mohaim, pilot,
Ogefr Gerhardt von Stocki, radio operator,
Uffz Heinz Laxy, radio operator,
Lt Georg Liebenhau, observer,
Obfw Rüdiger Wedding, mechanic,
Fw Gerhard Fischer, mechanic,
Uffz Franz Welters, air gunner.
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