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The airplane suffered an engine failure and was ditched into the sea off Kvaløya Island. All four crew members were rescued by a fishing boat. A crew was injured.
Crew:
Oblt Scöner, pilot,
Uffz Alfred Milewski, radio operator,
Fw Schumann,
Uffz Beser.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Blohm & Voss BV 138C-1 on Kvaløya Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 2, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Blohm & Voss BV 138

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Registration:

7R+GH

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Mountains

MSN:

310034

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1941

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The seaplane was returning to base following a reconnaissance mission. En route, the crew encountered poor visibility with fog when the airplane impacted the slope of a mountain located on Kvaløya Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ogefr Walter Nebendahl, pilot,
Uffz Heinrich Krüger, mechanic,
Obfhr Karl Heinz Strahlke, observer,
Uffz Willy Rohmann, radio operator.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Blohm & Voss BV 138C-1 in Tromsø: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Blohm & Voss BV 138

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K6+FL

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Military

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Plain, Valley

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310046

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1941

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in Tromsø, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Fw Walter Nicolaisen, pilot,
Lt Wolf Mensinger, observer,
Uffz Kurt Eckhardt, radio operator,
Obfw Wilhelm Hauer, mechanic,
Ogefr Karl Heinz Winter, mechanic.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 in Bardufoss

Date & Time: May 4, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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1020

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The airplane crashed in Bardufoss following an engine failure and was destroyed. The crew escaped unhurt.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

Crash of a Junkerrs JU.52/3m See in Bardufoss

Date & Time: Apr 5, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.52

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Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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5609

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1936

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The seaplane crashed on landing at Bardufoss Airport and was damaged beyond repair. There were no fatalities.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 on Mt Beahcegealháldi: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 23, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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4N+HH

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Military

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Mountains

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Kemi - Bardufoss

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0601

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While on a transfer flight from Kemi to Bardufoss, the airplane crashed on Mt Beahcegealháldi located some 65 km east northeast of Skibotn. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Oskar Braun, pilot,
Oblt August Beuter, Observer,
Fw Herbert Hirsch, radio operator,
Uffz Heinz Höhner, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18G in the Ullsfjorden

Date & Time: Aug 21, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.18

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Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Military

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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860

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The floatplane suffered an engine failure in flight and was ditched in the Ullsfjorden. Due to rough sea, the airplane was severely damaged and later sank. There were no casualties.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C-1 Condor in the Tranøyfjorden: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 29, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Focke-Wulf Fw.200 Condor

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F8+BH

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Flight

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Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Aalborg - Aalborg

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0002

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The crew departed Aalborg Airport on a bombing mission over Simavik and Skarsfjord. On the return trip, the four engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of an RAF Hurricane and crashed into the Tranøyfjorden. All six occupants were killed.
Crew (1./I./KG 40):
Lt Otto Freytag, pilot,
Oblt Günther Thiel,
Ofw Heinrich Ruthmann,
Ofw Willi Rieker,
Uffz Franz Seelbach,
Gefr Manfred Stephani.
Source and photos on http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/dyroy.html

Probable cause:

Shot down by an RAF fighter.

Crash of a Supermarine Walrus in the Malangen Fjord: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 18, 1940 at 0150 LT

Type of aircraft:

Supermarine Walrus

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P5647

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Flight

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Yes

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The float plane departed HMS Devonshire on an anti-submarine patrol mission. At night, it was shot down by the pilot of a German He.111 and crashed into the Malangen Fjord. Two crew members were killed and a third was rescued.
Crew:
Lt Ronald William Benson-Dare, pilot, †
Sgt David Corkhill, observer,
LAC William Henry Hill, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.