1961 Holtaheia Vickers Viking crash

The 1961 Holtaheia Vickers Viking crash (Norwegian: Holtaheia-ulykken) was a controlled flight into terrain incident on 9 August 1961 at Holta in Strand, Norway.

[1] Between 16:24 and 16:30 it crashed 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi) north-east of the airport on to Holtaheia, a steep mountainside at an elevation of 1,600 feet (490 m).

[1] The search for the aircraft included an RAF Shackleton and Royal Norwegian Navy ships investigating the fjords in the area.

[3] The wreckage was found fifteen hours after the crash by a Royal Norwegian Air Force helicopter, 15 miles (24 km) east from the ILS track.

[4][5] The aircraft was a twin piston-engined Vickers 610 Viking 3B serial number 152 and registered in the United Kingdom as G-AHPM.

Memorial at the site of the accident
Memorial adjoining the communal grave in Mitcham Road Cemetery , Croydon