ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 307443
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| Date: | Thursday 22 October 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Northrop N-3PB |
| Owner/operator: | 330 (Norw.) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | 317 |
| MSN: | 317 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fossvogur harbour, Reykjavik -
 Iceland
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Budasreyri, Iceland |
| Reykjavik, Iceland |
The N-3PB float plane, 317 coded GS-M, was on a transport mission from Budasreyri on the east coast of Iceland to Reykjavik on the west coast. As it arrived at Reykjavik, the aircraft suffered serious Cat C damage as it crash landed at Fossvogur sea plane harbour and sank. The float plane was damaged beyond repair. The Norwegian crew of three survived.
Sources:
http://www.luftwaffe.no/Table2.htm
https://stridsminjar.is/en/a-list-of-crash-sites-by-year/incidents-in-1942/83-northrop-floatplane-harbour-fossvogur-october-22-1942
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