Aalborg - Aalborg
Flight / Schedule
Aalborg - Aalborg
Aircraft
Focke-Wulf Fw.200 CondorRegistration
F8+BH
Date
May 29, 1940 at 12:00 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Bombing
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Crash Location
Tranøyfjorden Troms
Region
Europe • Norway
Coordinates
69.1115°, 17.4154°
Crash Cause
Terrorism act, Hijacking, Sabotage
Narrative Report
On May 29, 1940 at 12:00 AM, Aalborg - Aalborg experienced a crash involving Focke-Wulf Fw.200 Condor, operated by German Air Force - Deutsche Luftwaffe, with the event recorded near Tranøyfjorden Troms.
The flight was categorized as bombing and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.
6 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.
Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. The crew left Aalborg Airport in the day on a bombing mission to Simavik and Skarsfjord. On the return trip, the four engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a RAF Hurricane and crashed in the Tranøyfjorden. All six occupants were killed. The registration is unconfirmed yet. 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
Aircraft reference details include registration F8+BH.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 69.1115°, 17.4154°.
Fatalities
Total
6
Crew
6
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew left Aalborg Airport in the day on a bombing mission to Simavik and Skarsfjord. On the return trip, the four engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a RAF Hurricane and crashed in the Tranøyfjorden. All six occupants were killed. The registration is unconfirmed yet. 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
Cause: Terrorism act, Hijacking, Sabotage
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
6
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 6
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Aalborg - Aalborg
Flight Type
Bombing
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Region / Country
Europe • Norway
Aircraft Details
Aircraft
Focke-Wulf Fw.200 CondorRegistration
F8+BH
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