ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed 18-40 Lodestar (C-56B-LO) G-AGEJ Skagen, Denmark [North Sea]
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Date:Sunday 4 April 1943
Time:01:38
Type:Silhouette image of generic L18 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Lockheed 18-40 Lodestar (C-56B-LO)
Operator:British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC
Registration: G-AGEJ
MSN: 18-2085
First flight: 1941
Crew:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Total:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:50 km (31.3 mls) NW off Skagen, Denmark [North Sea] (   Atlantic Ocean)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:International Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Stockholm-Bromma Airport (BMA/ESSB), Sweden
Destination airport:Saint Andrews-Leuchars RAF Station (ADX/EGQL), United Kingdom
Narrative:
The Lodestar was reportedly shot down by a Junkers Ju 88 of Luftwaffe 10/NJG 3, piloted by Leutnant Werner Speidel.

Sources:
» RAF Nordic casuality register / by Knut Larsson
» The Lockheed Twins / Peter J Marson
» rafcommands.com


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Distance from Stockholm-Bromma Airport to Saint Andrews-Leuchars RAF Station as the crow flies is 1259 km (787 miles).

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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