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The pilot was performing a positioning flight to Stavanger to take part to the inauguration of the Sola Airport. He departed Oslo with two other DH.60M Moth of the Norwegian Air Force (Kongelige Norske Luftforsvaret). En route, he encountered low visibility due to foggy conditions and decided to attempt an emergency landing. While the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, the pilot was uninjured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60M Moth in Ustaoset

Date & Time: Apr 30, 1934

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.60 Moth

Operator:

Lotsberg & Skappel

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LN-ABL

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Oslo – Malmö

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1345

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1929

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En route from Oslo to Malmö, the single engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near Ustaoset, some 200 km west of Bergen. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth into the North Sea: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 28, 1933

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.83 Fox Moth

Operator:

Wilhelm M. Omsted

Registration:

G-ABZM

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Delivery

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Heston – Olso

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4018

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1932

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The aircraft was on its delivery flight from Heston to Oslo. While overflying the North Sea, it crashed in unknown circumstances. A piece of a wing was discovered on February 2 but no trace of the wreckage nor the two occupants was ever found.
Crew:
Sigurd J. Aagenaes, pilot.
Passenger:
Wilhelm M. Omsted.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60M Moth off Storsjøen

Date & Time: Nov 9, 1932

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.60 Moth

Operator:

Wilhelm M. Omsted

Registration:

LN-ABI

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Private

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Oslo - Storsjøen

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1534

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1931

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Crashed while landing on the Storsjøen Lake off Storsjøen. Both occupants were slightly injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Rohrbach Ro X Romar I off Grömitz

Date & Time: Sep 10, 1929

Type of aircraft:

Rohrbach Ro X Romar

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D-1734

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Lübeck – Oslo

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1929

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En route from Lübeck to Oslo, an engine failed, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The seaplane was ditched off Grömitz. All occupants evacuated safely while the aircraft named 'Bremen' was lost. Later salvaged, it was not repaired.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth in Calais: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 19, 1929

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.60 Moth

Operator:

Alf Gunnestad

Registration:

N-38

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Flight

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Delivery

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Plain, Valley

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Lympne – Oslo

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428

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1927

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The pilot and owner Alf Gunnestad took delivery of the aircraft in Lympne and was flying back to his base in Oslo. While flying over the area of Calais, he encountered foggy conditions and lost control of the aircraft that crashed. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire and the pilot was killed.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth FK.8 in Örebro

Date & Time: Oct 19, 1920

Type of aircraft:

Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8

Operator:

Tryggve Gran

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G-EATP

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Stockholm – Kristiania

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H4600

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1920

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En route from Stockholm to Kristiania, the engine caught fire. The crew made an emergency landing in an open field located in Örebro and extinguished the fire. Shortly after takeoff, the aircraft went out of control and crashed upside down. Both occupants, Major Tryggve Gran and Captain Larry Carter, were uninjured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Probable cause:

Engine fire after takeoff.

Crash of a Supermarine Channel I off Horten

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1920

Type of aircraft:

Supermarine Channel I/II

Operator:

Royal Norwegian Navy (Marinens Flygevåpen)

Registration:

F.38

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Postal (mail)

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Horten - Oslo

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Shortly after takeoff from the Horten Bay, the aircraft stalled while turning at low height and crashed in the sea. All three occupants were rescued while the aircraft sank. The crew was performing the first mail flight from Horten to Kristiana, Oslo. According to Norwegian authorities, high winds blew at the time of the accident.
Crew:
Lt Sven Brun.
Passengers:
Mr. Hiorth, postman,
Leif Sinding, journalist at the Norwegian newspaper 'Morgenbladet'.