ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 191454
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 November 1942 |
| Time: | 11:55 |
| Type: | Northrop N-3PB |
| Owner/operator: | 330 (Norw.) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | 313 |
| MSN: | 313 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 20 km. north of Skagatá -
 Iceland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Akureyri |
The N-3PB floatplane, 313 coded GS-L, was engaged in a convoy escort off northern Iceland. The crew were searching for life boats from a freighter when sailors on the convoy ships witnessed the aircraft enter into a spin and explode as it crashed into the sea. All three crew members died in the crash.
Fnr. Einar Thorleif Angel Gjertsen
Kvm. Torolf Magdalon Osland
Kvm. Arne Johannes Taarnesvik
Sources:
http://stridsminjar.is/index.php/a-list-of-crash-sites-by-year/incidents-in-1942/87-northrop-20-km-north-of-skagata-november-4-1942
http://www.luftwaffe.no/Table2.htm
https://scramble.no/tng/getperson.php?personID=I100&tree=stre&sitever=standard
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Nov-2016 12:19 | gerard57 | Added |
| 12-Nov-2018 17:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 07-Feb-2020 10:45 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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