What the records say
- When
- 28 Aug 1947
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 68.43° N, 16.00° E
- Description
- 1947 aviation accident
- Deaths
- 35
Kvitbjørn disaster
1947 aviation accident
The Kvitbjørn disaster occurred on 28 August 1947 when, in heavy fog, the Norwegian Air Lines Short Sandringham flying boat Kvitbjørn, registered LN-IAV, hit the mountain Kvammetinden about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) north of the village of Lødingen in Lødingen Municipality in Nordland county, Norway.
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