F8+CD

On August 14, 1944 at 10:50 AM, F8+CD experienced a crash involving Focke-Wulf Fw.200 Condor, operated by German Air Force - Deutsche Luftwaffe, with the event recorded near Malvik Sør-Trøndelag.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a mountains crash site.

9 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 77.8%.

Crew on board: 9, crew fatalities: 7, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Few minutes after take off from Trondheim-Vaernes Airport, while climbing, the four engine aircraft was too low and hit with one of its wing a mountain located near Malvik, east of Trondheim, and crashed. Seven crew members were killed while two others were able to walk away. Crew (8./III./KG 40): Lt Karl Markert, † Obltn Rudolf Biberger, † Uffz Helmut Meyer, † Uffz Erich Pfeifer, † Uffz Frido-Max Sander, † Uffz Heinz Neubauer, † Prüfm Gustav Walther, † Obrgfr Horst Thelemann, Obrgfr Walter Küster.

Aircraft reference details include registration F8+CD, MSN 0218.