F8+?K

On August 29, 1942 at 12:00 AM, F8+?K 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 military and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 7, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The heavily loaded Condor took off from Værnes Airfield in difficult weather conditions. The four engine aircraft did not manage to gain height and drifted southwest. The pilot was unable to turn to the right and the heavy wind forced the plane to the ground on the other side of the river. All seven crew members were killed. Crew (2./I./KG 40): Oberlt Theodor Jochimsen, pilot, Fw Otto Schorrer, copilot, Fw Josef, radio operator, Uffz Karl Vellmer, Fw Heinz Wagner, flight engineer, Uffz Felix Wiesner, air gunner, Fhn Lothar Schäfer. Source & photos: http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/vaernes.html

Aircraft reference details include registration F8+?K, MSN 0090.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 63.3485°, 10.3577°.