Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 2 May 1945
Aircraft Type: Lockheed C-60A-5-LO Lodestar (18-56)
Owner/operator: British Overseas Airways Corporation – BOAC
Registration Number: G-AGLI
Location: off Sikefjrden, Vsterbotten –
ÿ Sweden
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Aircraft navigation and orientation systems.Aircraft navigation and orientation systems.
Category: Accident
A Norwegian aircraft, pilot Aage Shaaning, two pilots Aaslid and radio operator Klaussen, and six passengers, experienced a forced landing into the Baltic Sea near Sikefjrden, Vsterbotten. The aircraft lost orientation, resulting in the incident. Three crew members survived, while six passengers were rescued by local fishermen with boats.A Norwegian aircraft, pilot Aage Shaaning, two pilots Aaslid and radio operator Klaussen, and six passengers, experienced a forced landing into the Baltic Sea near Sikefjrden, Vsterbotten. The aircraft lost orientation, resulting in the incident. Three crew members survived, while six passengers were rescued by local fishermen with boats.
Description
Forced landed into Baltic Sea in Sikefjrden, East Robertsfors, Vsterbotten 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.
Source of Information
http://digitaltmuseum.no/things/lytnant-aage-schaaning-333-skvadronen/FMU/FMU.402255?name=Luftforsvaret&search_context=1&display=picture&count=1086&pos=9http://digitaltmuseum.no/things/lytnant-aage-schaaning-333-skvadronen/FMU/FMU.402255?name=Luftforsvaret&search_context=1&display=picture&count=1086&pos=9Primary Cause
Loss of orientation during flight.Loss of orientation during flight.Share on:
