Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 13 April 1940
Aircraft Type: Junkers Ju-52/3mg4e
Owner/operator: Luftwaffe
Registration Number: DB+JY
Location: Hartvikvatnet, Narvik, Nordland –
ÿ Norway
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Ju-52/3mg4e aircraftJu-52/3mg4e aircraft
Category: Accident
A Ju-52/3mg4e aircraft carrying troops and supplies crashed on Hartvikvatnet lake, approximately 4.9 km northwest of Elvegardsmoen, about 20 km north of Narvik during the Narvik campaign. The aircraft was successfully recovered by the Swedish Air Force in Sweden. Five aircraft were salvaged during the 1983/86 period.A Ju-52/3mg4e aircraft carrying troops and supplies crashed on Hartvikvatnet lake, approximately 4.9 km northwest of Elvegardsmoen, about 20 km north of Narvik during the Narvik campaign. The aircraft was successfully recovered by the Swedish Air Force in Sweden. Five aircraft were salvaged during the 1983/86 period.
Description
Eleven Luftwaffe Ju-52/3mg4e with troops and supplies (crash-) landed on frozen lake Hartvikvatnet, 4,9 km W of Elvegardsmoen, about 20 km NNW of Narvik during the Narvik campaign. CA+JY (6657) and SE+KC (6669) managed to take off again and landed in Sweden. The other planes sank to the bottom May 1940 when ice melted. Five were salvaged during the 1983/86 period.
Primary Cause
Ice melt caused by melting ice on the lake surface resulted in the sinking of the aircraft.Ice melt caused by melting ice on the lake surface resulted in the sinking of the aircraft.Share on:
