Narrative:
Forced landed into Baltic Sea in Sikeåfjärden, East Robertsfors, Västerbotten after the crew lost orientation. Three crew, Pilot Aage Shaaning, 2nd pilot Aaslid, radio op Klaussen and six passengers (all Norwegian) survived. They were rescued by locals who arrived at the scene with boats.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 2 May 1945 |
| Type: |  Lockheed C-60A-5-LO Lodestar (18-56) |
| Operator: | British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC |
| Registration: | G-AGLI |
| MSN: | 18-2620 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Sikeåfjärden, Västerbotten ( Sweden)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Stockholm-Bromma Airport (BMA/ESSB), Sweden |
| Östersund-Frösön Airport (OSD/ESPC), Sweden |
Forced landed into Baltic Sea in Sikeåfjärden, East Robertsfors, Västerbotten after the crew lost orientation. Three crew, Pilot Aage Shaaning, 2nd pilot Aaslid, radio op Klaussen and six passengers (all Norwegian) survived. They were rescued by locals who arrived at the scene with boats.
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Distance from Stockholm-Bromma Airport to Östersund-Frösön Airport as the crow flies is 461 km (288 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Stockholm-Bromma Airport to Östersund-Frösön Airport as the crow flies is 461 km (288 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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