Air disaster

Havørn Accident

16 Jun 1936 · 61.16° N, 5.16° E

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When
16 Jun 1936
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
61.16° N, 5.16° E
Description
1936 plane crash in Norway with no survivors
Deaths
7

Havørn Accident

1936 plane crash in Hyllestad, Norway

The Havørn Accident was a German Junkers Ju 52 aircraft's controlled flight into terrain at the mountain Lihesten in Hyllestad Municipality, Norway on 16 June 1936 at 07:00. The aircraft, operated by Norwegian Air Lines, was en route from Bergen to Tromsø. The pilots were unaware that they were flying a course parallel to the one planned 15 to 20 kilometers farther east.

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