F8+CD
Flight / Schedule
F8+CD
Aircraft
Focke-Wulf Fw.200 CondorRegistration
F8+CD
MSN
0218
Date
August 14, 1944 at 10:50 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Takeoff (climb)
Crash Site
Mountains
Crash Location
Malvik Sør-Trøndelag
Region
Europe • Norway
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
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.
Fatalities
Total
7
Crew
7
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
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.
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
9
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
2
Fatality Rate
77.8%
Known people on board: 9
Operational Details
Flight Type
Military
Flight Phase
Takeoff (climb)
Crash Site
Mountains
Region / Country
Europe • Norway
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