1954 Bjørnøya Consolidated PBY Catalina crash
The 1954 Bjørnøya Consolidated PBY Catalina crash (Norwegian: Bjørnøya-ulykken) was a controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) of a Consolidated PBY Catalina on the island of Bjørnøya in Svalbard, Norway, on 28 March 1954 at ca. 15:00. The Royal Norwegian Air Force aircraft of No. 333 Squadron RNoAF (333 Sqn) was conducting a postal drop flight from Tromsø to five settlements on Svalbard, including Bjørnøya Radio, making a low pass over Bjørnøya at a height of 40 meters (130 ft) before crashing into the ground. Only one of the nine on board survived.
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1954 Bjørnøya Consolidated PBY Catalina crash
The 1954 Bjørnøya Consolidated PBY Catalina crash (Norwegian: Bjørnøya-ulykken) was a controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) of a Consolidated PBY Catalina on the island of Bjørnøya in Svalbard, Norway, on 28 March 1954 at ca. 15:00. The Royal Norwegian Air Force aircraft of No. 333 Squadron RNoAF (333 Sqn) was conducting a postal drop flight from Tromsø to five settlements on Svalbard, including Bjørnøya Radio, making a low pass over Bjørnøya at a height of 40 meters (130 ft) before crashing into the ground. Only one of the nine on board survived.
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De vliegtuigcrash Bereneiland ...... de postbezorging wilde maken.
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The 1954 Bjørnøya Consolidated ...... reness in the poor visibility.
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The wreckage site
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1954-03-28
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Tromsø Airport, Skattøra
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Bjørnøya Accident
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Royal Norwegian Air Force
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74.46 18.92
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De vliegtuigcrash Bereneiland ...... een totale vlucht van 13 uur.
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The 1954 Bjørnøya Consolidated ...... of the nine on board survived.
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1954 Bjørnøya Consolidated PBY Catalina crash
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Vliegtuigcrash Bereneiland
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