Crash of a Blohm & Voss BV 138 C-1 on Sørøya Island: 5 killed
Date & Time:
May 14, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
K6+BL
Survivors:
No
MSN:
310052
YOM:
1941
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane was performing a reconnaissance mission when it crashed on Sørøya Island in poor weather conditions. The wreckage was found on the slope of Mt Stoppen. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Hans Runte, pilot,
Oblt Ernst Dinsing, observer,
Uffz Karl Mehrhoff, radio operator,
Ogefr Karl Heinz Warnke, mechanic,
Ogefr Wilhelm Hänseler, air gunner.
Crew:
Fw Hans Runte, pilot,
Oblt Ernst Dinsing, observer,
Uffz Karl Mehrhoff, radio operator,
Ogefr Karl Heinz Warnke, mechanic,
Ogefr Wilhelm Hänseler, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.
