Airplane Crash - Hommelfjell, Norway 11/07/1956
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Hommelfjell, Norway
Date | 11/07/1956 |
Time | 09:50 |
Location | Hommelfjell, Norway |
Operator | Braathens |
Route | Trondheim - Oslo |
Type | de Havilland DH-114 Heron 2B |
Registration | LN-SUR |
Cn/In | 14093 |
Aboard | 12 |
Fatalities | 2 |
Ground | 0 |
Summary | The aircraft took off, experienced icing, lost altitude and crashed into Hommelfjell Mountain. Unusually heavy icing which the aircraft encountered. Severe downdraft immediately prior to the crash may have been a contributing factor. |
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