ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 308071
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| Date: | Saturday 14 February 1942 |
| Time: | 14:44 |
| Type: | Northrop N-3PB |
| Owner/operator: | 330 (Norw.) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | 321 |
| MSN: | 321 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Budasreyri seaplane harbour -
 Iceland
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Budasreyri, Iceland |
| Budasreyri, Iceland |
The N-3PB float plane, 321 coded GS-E, crashed when landing on the waters of the Reyðarfjörður fjord near Búðareyri sea plane harbour. The aircraft and crew had just completed a six-hour patrol sweep. The weather conditions as recorded at Reykjavik, and probably similar at Budasreyri, included a low ceiling with fog, light drizzle and wind speeds of 25 km/h from the south-east. The aircraft was salvaged, but due to extensive damage, it was written off. The three crew members survived.
BIRK 141500Z 20016KT OVC/// 6000 -DZ FG 08/07 Q1001 RMK SLP010
BIRK 141600Z 20014KT OVC/// 3200 -DZ FG 07/07 Q1002 RMK SLP018
Sources:
https://stridsminjar.is/en/a-list-of-crash-sites-by-year/incidents-in-1942/67-northrop-budhareyri-reydharfjoerdhur-february-14-1942
http://archive.is/20140421124921/aces.safarikovi.org/victories/casuality_register-norway-1941-1945.html#selection-6993.0-6993.24
https://weatherspark.com/h/d/31501/1942/2/14/Historical-Weather-on-Saturday-February-14-1942-in-Reykjav%C3%ADk-Iceland#Figures-CloudCover
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