Great Dunmow - Oslo

On May 10, 1945 at 12:00 AM, Great Dunmow - Oslo experienced a crash involving Short S.29 Stirling, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Oslo-Gardermoen Akershus.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a mountains crash site.

24 people were known to be on board, 24 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: 18, passenger fatalities: 18, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is weather. The crew was performing a flight from RAF Great Dunmow to Oslo-Gardermoen Airport, taking part to the operation christened 'Doomsday' of releasing Norway from the German occupation. The descent was started in poor weather conditions with low clouds, fog and rain showers. On approach, while too low, the aircraft hit the slope of a mountain and crashed, killing all 24 occupants. Crew (190th Squadron): S/Ldr Douglas Raymond Robertson, F/Lt Norman Leslie Roseblade, F/Lt Lemuel Ernest Prowse, F/Sgt Arthur Gwynne Davies, F/Sgt Ronald Alderson, W/O George Edward Thompson. Passengers: Mar J. R Scarlett-Streatfield, Maj Petter Cato Juliebø, Cpl Sidney George Rayner, Pvt Frederick Sainty, Pvt Edward Waby, Pvt Herbert William Woodward, Pvt David William Cooper, Pvt Walter Robert Lovett, Pvt Walter William Elliott, Pvt Kenneth John Watts, Pvt George Walton, Pvt Michael Mullen Wade, Pvt Francis Gerard Trainor, Pvt John Shannon, Pvt Clarence Sutherland, Pvt William Rodger, Pvt Edmund Charles Monk, Pvt Frank George McGlynn. Source: http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/sorkedalen.html

Aircraft reference details include registration LK297.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 60.1979°, 11.0997°.