Douglas DC-3 crash, Apr 21, 1944 (9 killed), Fredrikstad...
Douglas DC-3 accident on April 21, 1944 near Fredrikstad Østfold, Norway with 9 fatalities. Cause: A signal flare was fired accidentally in the...
- Date: April 21, 1944
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
- Location: Fredrikstad Østfold, Norway
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: A signal flare was fired accidentally in the cockpit, producing smoke and forcing the ditching.
Lufthansa Douglas DC 3 D-AAIG on a scheduled flight from Copenhagen to Oslo ditched in the Oslofjord near Fredrikstad on 21 April 1944 after smoke filled the cockpit. Eleven passengers were rescued by a ship while nine people, including all three crew, died.