Trondheim - Trondheim
Flight / Schedule
Trondheim - Trondheim
Aircraft
Focke-Wulf Fw.200 CondorRegistration
F8+BR
MSN
0063
Date
February 22, 1942 at 05:53 PM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Crash Location
Trondheim Sør-Trøndelag
Region
Europe • Norway
Coordinates
63.3485°, 10.3577°
Crash Cause
Technical failure
Narrative Report
On February 22, 1942 at 05:53 PM, Trondheim - Trondheim experienced a crash involving Focke-Wulf Fw.200 Condor, operated by German Air Force - Deutsche Luftwaffe, with the event recorded near Trondheim Sør-Trøndelag.
The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.
6 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 6 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.
Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is technical failure. The crew left Trondheim-Værnes Airport at 0809LT for a maritime patrol flight on the east coast of Iceland. After a mission of nine hours and 44 minutes, the crew was completing the approach to the same airfield when he encountered technical problems with the flaps. The aircraft stalled and crashed into the sea short of runway. While the aircraft sunk and was lost, all six crew members were quickly rescued. 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 photos: http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/hommelvik.html
Aircraft reference details include registration F8+BR, MSN 0063.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 63.3485°, 10.3577°.
Fatalities
Total
0
Crew
0
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The crew left Trondheim-Værnes Airport at 0809LT for a maritime patrol flight on the east coast of Iceland. After a mission of nine hours and 44 minutes, the crew was completing the approach to the same airfield when he encountered technical problems with the flaps. The aircraft stalled and crashed into the sea short of runway. While the aircraft sunk and was lost, all six crew members were quickly rescued. 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 photos: http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/hommelvik.html
Cause: Technical failure
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
6
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
6
Fatality Rate
0.0%
Known people on board: 6
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Trondheim - Trondheim
Flight Type
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Flight Phase
Landing (descent or approach)
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Region / Country
Europe • Norway
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