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Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Trondheim: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
W1015
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Kinloss - Kinloss
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Kinloss to attack the German battleship Tirpitz moored in the Fættenfjord northeast of Trondheim. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in the sea north of the city of Trondheim. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt George H. Steinhauer, pilot,
P/O Peter Gregory Brown, pilot,
Sgt James Black Dunlop, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Lewis E. Goodrum, navigator,
Sgt Eric T. Meade, wireless operator,
Sgt Douglas Granville Joseph Campbell, wireless operator,
Sgt Maurice Cowan Cohen, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in the Hemnfjorden: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
W1044
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Lossiemouth at 1851LT to attack the German battleship Tirpitz moored in the Fættenfjord northeast of Trondheim. Approaching Trondheim from the west, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in the Hemnfjorden off the village of Heim. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Neil Ralph Blunden,
P/O Geoffrey Cyril Day,
Sgt William Benjamin Eastwood,
Sgt Reginald G. A. Richards,
F/Sgt Harold Ralph Franklin,
Sgt Kenneth Coverdale May,
F/Sgt Arthur Reginald Henman.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in the Fættenfjord: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
W1043
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth at 1846LT to attack the German battleship Tirpitz moored in the Fættenfjord northeast of Trondheim. Approaching the target area, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea. The entire crew was killed.
Crew:
S/L Frederick David Webster, pilot,
Sgt Eric Archibald Hall,
F/Sgt Harold Sydney Wheatley,
F/Sgt Aubrey Charles Stevens-Fox,
Sgt Arnold Hague,
P/O Samuel Robert Leney,
Sgt Walter Hall.

Crash of a Blohm & Voss BV 138 off Trondheim: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
K6+AK
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
310053
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew encountered poor weather and limited visibility due to heavy snow falls when the floatplane crashed in the fjords north of Trondheim. Three crew members were killed and two others were rescued.
Those killed were:
Lt Rolf Klein, observer,
Hptm Rudolf Claus, pilot,
Uffz Dietrich Nientiet, mechanic.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C-3/U4 Condor off Trondheim

Date & Time: Feb 22, 1942 at 1753 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F8+BR
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Trondheim - Trondheim
MSN:
0063
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed Trondheim-Værnes Airport at 0809LT on a maritime patrol flight off the east coast of Iceland. Following a uneventful mission of nine hours and 44 minutes, the crew approaching Trondheim Airport when he encountered technical problems with the flaps. The airplane stalled and crashed into the sea few hundred metres from the runway threshold. All six crew members were rescued and the airplane sank and was lost.
Crew (7.Staffel III Gruppe KG 40):
Oblt Werner Thieme, pilot,
Wolfgang Tonn, pilot,
Ofw Leo Ludorf, mechanic,
Karl Kiessling, radio operator,
Ogefr Klaus Kappes, radio operator,
Gefr August Kaufmann, air gunner.
Source and photo:
http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/hommelvik.html
Probable cause:
Flaps malfunction on approach.

Crash of a Blohm & Voss BV 138 off Ulvåg

Date & Time: Jan 17, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
K6+IL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
310064
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route to Tromsö, the crew encountered heavy snow falls and made an unscheduled landing off Ulvåg. While taking off, the floatplane crashed for unknown reasons. There were no casualties among the crew.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m5ge in Dølan

Date & Time: Oct 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
HE+DK
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
6968
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After takeoff from the bay of Hommelvik, south of Trondheim, the three engine airplane encountered difficulties to gain height. The crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing when the floatplane crash landed in Dølan, south of Hommelvik. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and all four crew members were uninjured.
Probable cause:
The airplane was unable to climb because it was overloaded.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m near Oksvoll: 13 killed

Date & Time: Jun 27, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P4+??
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Banak – Bardufoss – Trondheim
MSN:
6462
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
10
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
13
Circumstances:
In foggy conditions, the three engine aircraft impacted the slope of Mt Tønnølfjellet located near Oksvoll, some 60 km northwest of Trondheim. A crew member survived while all 13 other occupants were killed.
Crew:
Wilhelm Mayer, †
Josef Metz, †
Johann Ruf, †
Eugen Ruoff.
Passengers:
Max Hengst, †
Friedrich Knolle, †
Karl Berger, †
Kurt Neumann, †
Wilhelm Volkmer, †
Erich Engel, †
Walter Hundt, †
Karl Heinke, †
Horst Müller 1. †
Source & photos: http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/oksvoll.html
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18G in the Frohavet: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
K6+FL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
858
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The rear engine failed in flight and the floatplane crashed in the Frohavet. A crew was killed and three others were rescued.
Crew:
Ofw Christian Klaff, pilot,
Gefr Max Riesner, radio operator +2. †
Probable cause:
Failure of the rear engine in flight.

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

Date & Time: Feb 10, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N3528
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Sumburgh - Sumburgh
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Sumburgh on a reconnaissance mission over the Trondheim area. While approaching the city, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Kenneth Ian Mackenzie, pilot,
Sgt James William Barrie Craig, observer,
AC2 Herbert John Twinn. air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.