Norway

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Mountains

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Frankfurt – Berlin – Hamburg – Copenhagen – Oslo

MSN:

640608

YOM:

1943

Flight number:

LH007

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Aircraft flight hours:

1293

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The three engine aircraft christened 'Herman Stache' left Copenhagen Airport at 1750LT bound for Oslo. After passing Skagen, the aircraft entered over Skagerrak and the weather conditions deteriorated. Due to poor visibility and wind from the east, the aircraft diverted from the prescribed flight path to the west. Persuaded to be on the correct track for Oslo, the crew reduced his altitude and went through the cloud layer to start the descent to Fornebu Airport. At an altitude of 1,355 meters, the aircraft hit the slope of Mt Skorvefjell located northwest of Seljord. The wreckage was found few hours later and all 15 occupants were killed.
Crew:
Johannes Schröter,
August Lukat,
Wilhelm Jenss.
Passengers:
Curt Braun,
Armin Priest,
Hans Haas,
Herman Daduna,
Walter Hodt,
Erwin Keller,
Edwin Krause,
Alexander Rockel,
Georg Rosenbush,
Gerard Schmidt,
Kjell Andreas Martinsen,
Milli Holthe.

Probable cause:

It was concluded that the accident resulted from a controlled flight into terrain. At the time of the accident, the aircraft was off the prescribed flight path, most probably due a wind from the east gusting up to 15 km/h. Also, the radio equipment failed in flight, which should be considered as a contributory factor.

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

Date & Time: Oct 14, 1944

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.52

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SE+HZ

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Plain, Valley

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6269

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While flying some 20 km south of Banak Airport, the three engine aircraft was shot down by the crew of a Soviet Air Force Douglas Boston and crashed. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ofw Hermann Schminke,
Fw Alfred Nährig,
Ofw Eduard Huhnholdt.
Source & photos: https://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/uccagagga.html

Probable cause:

Shot down by a Soviet Air Force plane.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200 C-4 Condor in the Lavangen fjord: 51 killed

Date & Time: Oct 11, 1944 at 1245 LT

Type of aircraft:

Focke-Wulf Fw.200 Condor

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F8+ES

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Banak – Trondheim

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163

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En route from Banak to Trondheim, while cruising north of Narvik, the four engine aircraft went out of control and crashed into the Lavangen fjord, east of Harstad. All 51 occupants were killed, among them 41 Luftwaffe Helferinen (female military assistants).
Crew (III./7./KG 40):
Lt Hans Gilbert, pilot,
Oberfw Gert Jochums, copilot,
Oberfw Martin Hochmuth, radio operator,
Fw Hubert Langguth, flight engineer,
Fw Hans Prahl.
Passengers:
Cpt Maj Franz Krenn,
Obering D. L. Bömike,
Cpt Eduard Clement,
SS-Rottenführer Emil Widmer,
Kriegsmarine Obermaat Eugen Däumichen.
Stabshilferin Passengers:
Edith Allihn,
Erika Busack,
Anny Chalupnik,
Irmgard Dorth,
Anneliese Ebert,
Gerda Fiebke,
Irmgard Friedrich,
Anna Glaser,
Ruth Griebsch,
Elsbeth Grommisch,
Anna Göring,
Barbara Hill,
Elisabeth Hoffmann,
Emma Hoffmann,
Theresia Hoffmann,
Irmgard Karp,
Hildegard Krause,
Edith Krüger,
Ingeborg Kruschewitz,
Margrete Leuschner,
Charlotte Nickel,
Lieselotte Oeffner,
Brunhilde Otto,
Ilse Otto,
Eveline Peters,
Hilda Röstel,
Franziska Ruhl,
Anni Schima,
Charlotte Schmidt,
Erika Schöne,
Margarete Seibert,
Marianne Seidel,
Hildegard Siegler,
Irma Sorgatz,
Gertrud Staeglich,
Christel Stappen,
Elsbeth Streletzki,
Angela Trenz,
Emma Wagner,
Gunda Weber,
Elisabeth Wiesenhütter.
Source & photos: http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/salangen.html

Probable cause:

The loss of control was caused by a structural failure of the tail that broke off in flight, causing the aircraft to enter a spin and crashing into the fjord. It appears the aircraft was heavily loaded at the time of the accident.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C-5 Condor in Malvik: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 14, 1944 at 1050 LT

Type of aircraft:

Focke-Wulf Fw.200 Condor

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F8+CD

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Few minutes after take off from Trondheim-Vaernes Airport, while climbing, the four engine aircraft was too low and hit with one of its wing a mountain located near Malvik, east of Trondheim, and crashed. Seven crew members were killed while two others were able to walk away.
Crew (8./III./KG 40):
Lt Karl Markert, †
Obltn Rudolf Biberger, †
Uffz Helmut Meyer, †
Uffz Erich Pfeifer, †
Uffz Frido-Max Sander, †
Uffz Heinz Neubauer, †
Prüfm Gustav Walther, †
Obrgfr Horst Thelemann,
Obrgfr Walter Küster.

Crash of a Douglas DC-3-220B off Fredrikstad: 9 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1944

Type of aircraft:

Douglas DC-3

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D-AAIG

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Yes

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Copenhagen - Oslo

MSN:

2095

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1939

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While cruising some 80 km south of Oslo, smoke spread in the cockpit. Crew reduced his altitude and attempted to make an emergency landing off Fredrikstad. The crew of a ship was quickly on the scene and was able to rescue eleven passengers while all nine other occupants, among them all three crew members, were killed. The aircraft was lost.

Probable cause:

It was determined that a signal flare accidentally activated in the cockpit, spreading smoke and forcing the crew to ditch the aircraft.

Crash of a Blohm & Voss BV 138C-1 off Bremanger Island: 5 killed

Date & Time: Mar 29, 1944

Type of aircraft:

Blohm & Voss BV 138

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DF+NM

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310133

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1941

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The airplane was shot down by a British fighter and crashed into the sea 3 km northwest of Bremanger Island. Three crew members were killed and two others were rescued.
Crew:
Fw Otto Dölling, pilot, †
Lt Eberhardt Meltendorf, observer, †
Obfw Herbert Meyer, mechanic,
Uffz Boege, radio operator,
Ogfr Walter Sager, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Blohm & Voss BV 138C-1 off Gamvik: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 10, 1943

Type of aircraft:

Blohm & Voss BV 138

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K6+FL

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Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

MSN:

311025

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1941

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The airplane was flying near a German convoy when it was shot down by a Soviet fighter and crashed into the sea some 45 km east of Gamvik. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Hermann Greinert, pilot,
Lt Werner Siefmund , observer,
Uffz Hans Birkner, radio operator,
Ogefr Ferdinand Schmidt, mechanic,
Uffz Karl Baber, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a Soviet fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden into the Tanafjord: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1943

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Bombing

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Severomorsk-1 - Severomorsk-1

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While on a combat mission, the airplane was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the Tanafjord. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Nikolay Mikhailovich Vatagin, pilot,
Sgt Nikolay Gerasimovich Rolenko, navigator,
Sgt Alexander Alekseevich Mironov, radio operator,
Sgt Pavel Anatolievich Meksin, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 off Vardø: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 29, 1943

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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G2+LH

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