

Détails:
The Douglas DC-3 named "Gladan" operated on a passenger flight from Aberdeen, U.K. to Stockholm-Bromma. The flight departed at 20:23 local time. Last radio contact was at 23:30 Danish time when it was over the North Sea heading towards Denmark. Nothing more was heard from the flight.
It is believed that Leutnant Karl Rechberger of 12./NJG 3 claimed this aircraft at 23:41 hours Danish time at 5100 metres altitude in Plan Quadrat FT-72 which is located west of Hirtshals. Although this claim was originally identified as a Vickers Wellington.
» Airwar over Denmark
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | vendredi 27 août 1943 |
| Heure: | 23:41 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Douglas DC-3-268 |
| Compagnie: | AB Aerotransport |
| Immatriculation: | SE-BAF |
| Numéro de série: | 2133 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1939 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 4 / Ã bord: 4 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 3 / Ã bord: 3 |
| Total: | victimes: 7 / Ã bord: 7 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | ca 70 km W off Hirsthals, Denmark [North Sea] ( Océan Atlantique)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Transport de Passagers Intern. |
| Aéroport de départ: | Aberdeen-Dyce Airport (ABZ/EGPD), Royaume Uni |
| Stockholm-Bromma Airport (BMA/ESSB), Suède |
The Douglas DC-3 named "Gladan" operated on a passenger flight from Aberdeen, U.K. to Stockholm-Bromma. The flight departed at 20:23 local time. Last radio contact was at 23:30 Danish time when it was over the North Sea heading towards Denmark. Nothing more was heard from the flight.
It is believed that Leutnant Karl Rechberger of 12./NJG 3 claimed this aircraft at 23:41 hours Danish time at 5100 metres altitude in Plan Quadrat FT-72 which is located west of Hirtshals. Although this claim was originally identified as a Vickers Wellington.
Sources:
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge» Airwar over Denmark
Photos
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Aberdeen-Dyce Airport et Stockholm-Bromma Airport est de 1188 km (742 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
La distance entre Aberdeen-Dyce Airport et Stockholm-Bromma Airport est de 1188 km (742 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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