Havørn Accident [SEP] point in time
Havørn Accident
The "Havørn" Accident () was a controlled flight into terrain of a Junkers Ju 52 aircraft into the mountain Lihesten in Hyllestad, Norway on 16 June 1936 at 07:00. The aircraft, operated by Norwegian Air Lines, was en route from Bergen to Tromsø. The pilots were unaware that they were flying a parallel to the planned course, further east. The crew of four and three passengers were all killed in what was the first fatal aviation accident in Norway. The aircraft landed on a shelf on
. The airport and the DNL route with the three-engine Junkers Ju 52 "Havørn" were opened on 7 June 1936. The first season there were three weekly round trips. "Havørn" crashed with the mountain of Lihesten on 16 June, killing all on board in the "Havørn" Accident. Therefore, "Ternen" was put into service on the route until a new Ju 52, "Falken", entered service on 28 June. The service was only flown for the summer.
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