Bukken Bruse disaster
A Short Sandringham similar to the aircraft involved in the accident | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2 October 1948 |
| Summary | Loss of control while landing |
| Site | Hommelvik, Malvik Municipality, Norway |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Short S.25 Sandringham 5 |
| Aircraft name | Bukken Bruse |
| Operator | Det Norske Luftfartselskap (DNL) |
| Registration | LN-IAW |
| Flight origin | Oslo-Fornebu Airport |
| Destination | Trondheim-Hommelvika |
| Passengers | 38 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 19 |
| Survivors | 26 |
The Bukken Bruse disaster was the crash of a flying boat during its landing on 2 October 1948. The Short Sandringham was on a Norwegian domestic flight from Oslo and was landing in the bay adjacent to Hommelvik near the city of Trondheim. The disaster killed 19 people; among the 26 survivors was the philosopher Bertrand Russell.