Last updated: 25 January 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 20 October 1944 |
| Time: | ca 00:30 |
| Type: |  Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | NC18618 |
| C/n / msn: | 99 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Antens kapell, Alingsås, 51 km NE Torslanda ( Sweden)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Saint Andrews-Leuchars RAF Station (ADX/EGQL), United Kingdom |
| Stockholm-Bromma Airport (BMA/ESSB), Sweden |
Six planes involved in the secret "Project Sonnie" and "Operation Carpetbagger" flew from Scotland to Sweden as courier planes. Six left UK, one returned to base over the North Sea due to an engine problem. Due to dense fog, the planes were diverted to Torslanda/Göteborg. Four planes landed safely at Torslanda, also in dense fog. NC18618 flew into terrain at about 300 feet elevation.
It is believed that this plane was being used to fly Norwegian aircrew trainees and American internees back to the UK from Sweden.
Sources:
» Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)» Flygmonumentet vid Anten
» Flygmonumentet vid Anten (Accident report)
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Saint Andrews-Leuchars RAF Station to Stockholm-Bromma Airport as the crow flies is 1259 km (787 miles).
Distance from Saint Andrews-Leuchars RAF Station to Stockholm-Bromma Airport as the crow flies is 1259 km (787 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
