Northrop N-3PB, c/n 317Northrop N 3PB

The Incident:

The floatplane was coming from a transport mission and crashed at landing in Fossvogur float plane harbor and sank.

The Crew: 

The crew survived.
3 Norwegian crew members.

The Aircraft: 

Northrop Aircraft Inc. Northrop N-3PB
Code: GS M
Construction no. 317
Operator: The RAFN 330 Squadron.
The Squadron operated Northrop N-3PB in Iceland from May 19, 1941, to January 24, 1943.
The squadron lost 12 airmen and 11 aircraft during the stay in Iceland.

Details on aircraft: WikipediaYoutube

Source: RAF 330 Squadron 

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