Aktiebolaget Aerotransport - ABA

Douglas DC-4

While descending to Athens-Hassani Airport, the crew was contacted by ATC and instructed to stack for a while due to poor weather conditions (thunderstorm activity) at destination. Few minutes later, the four engine aircraft christened 'Sunnan' hit the slope of Mt Hymettus located northeast of the airport. The airplane was destroyed by impact forces and all 44 occupants were killed. The crew was unable to distinguish the mountain due to poor visibility caused by low clouds. It is believed that the crew was not aware of his exact position at the time of the accident.

Douglas DC-3

On approach to Malmö-Bulltofta Airport, the aircraft was too high on the glide. Instead of making a go around, the captain decided to nose down, increase engine power and landed at high speed. Unable to stop within the remaining distance, the aircraft overran and hit an embankment before coming to rest. The aircraft was destroyed, a crew member was killed while four others were seriously injured.

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

The flight was scheduled from Prague to Stockholm-Bromma direct but while approaching the Swedish coast, the crew was forced to divert to Göteborg Airport due to poor weather conditions. All passengers disembarked in Göteborg and the crew continued to Bromma. On approach, the aircraft was too low and hit a wooded hill located in Stallarholmen, about 40 km west of the airfield. The aircraft was destroyed and all six crewmen were killed.

Douglas DC-3

While flying by night over the North Sea, the aircraft was attacked by the pilot of a German fighter. The captain reduced his altitude in an attempt to ditch the aircraft. Unfortunately, the Dakota hit a cliff on Hållö Island and crashed. A passenger and a crew member who were in the rear of the cabin to prepare a dinghy were thrown out of the cabin and survived while all 13 other occupants were killed.

Douglas DC-3

The aircraft christened 'Gladan' left Aberdeen-Dyce Airport at 2023LT bound for Stockholm-Bromma. At 2341LT, eleven minutes after the last radio contact, while cruising at an altitude of 5,100 meters, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 70 km west of Hirsthals, Denmark. No trace of the aircraft was found.

Junkers W.34

En route, weather conditions deteriorated and due to fog, crew decided to attempt an emergency landing on Fjäturen Lake, north of Stockholm. The three engine aircraft crashed on the frozen lake and went through the ice before sinking. Both crew were killed.

Fokker F22

Shortly after takeoff from Malmö-Bulltofta Airport, while in initial climb, all four engines failed simultaneously. The captain tried to attempt an emergency landing but lost control of the aircraft that stalled and crashed in a residential area located near the airport. An American passenger was killed, four other passengers were slightly injured while all eight other occupants were unhurt. The aircraft christened 'Lappland' was damaged beyond repair.

Northrop Delta 1

The crew departed Stockholm-Barkarby Airport on a mail flight to Hanover with an intermediate stop in Malmö. On the leg to Malmö, serious vibrations with the rudder forced the crew to abandon the airplane and to bail out. The single engine aircraft named 'Småland' entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in an open field located 15 km northeast of Älmhults. Both crew members were uninjured and the aircraft was destroyed. Brand new, the aircraft was delivered last June and totalized 29 flying hours only.

Junkers G.23

The crew departed Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport at 2320LT on August 20, bound for Malmö with two intermediate stops in Hanover and Copenhagen. While flying over Almelo, the crew encountered technical problems with the engine n°3 and informed ground of his position and situation. The crew reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing in a prairie in Tubbergen. At night and low visibility, the airplane struck a chimney and crashed near a farm. The aircraft was destroyed and both crew members were killed. Crew: Karl Bernhard Liljeberg, pilot, Mr. Uttergard, radio operator.

Junkers G.24

The airplane named 'Skåne' departed Stockholm on a flight to Amsterdam with intermediate stops in Malmö, Hamburg and Bremen. During the last leg from Bremen to Amsterdam, the pilot encountered engine problems and attempted an emergency landing. The aircraft landed in a pasture, lost its undercarriage and slid for few dozen metres before coming to rest. All occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.