One Ju 52 was shot down by ground fire at Lillehammer, on its way to Dombås. The pilot made a forced landing at Lysegårdsjordet.

Another Ju 52 made a forced landing on its return leg, at Vålebu in Ringebu .

Another Ju landed on the ice at river Vorma, Minnesund.

Oblt. Karl Drewes Ju 52 made a forced landing on a field at Hønefoss.

Three of the Ju 52's ran out of fuel and ended in Sweden: 1Z+BC of Stab II./KGzbV 1, made a safe landing on the ice of lake Vänern, Mariestad: Crew: Ofw.Kurt Bartel. Ofw.Josef Becker. Uffz.Werner Röhr. Fw. Ernst Rethmeier.

SE+H? WNr.7629 of 3./KG.zbV 104 was shot down by Swedish AA-fire at Samneröd, Uddevalla. Uffz.Ernst Lück. Uffz.Buchorn. Uffz. Priehäusser. All KIA.

Fw. Walter Dettman landed at Grebbestad. SE+HU WNr.6132

 

Below: On a field at Galterud (Kongsvinger) one more forced landing took place. The crew were unhurt. They were captured soon afterwards. The wreckage of 1Z+?C was later dumped into river Glåma at Årnes.

Junkers Ju 52/3m Gråberget Dombås

8.Staffel II./KGzbV 1 1Z+GS 14.4 1940

Because of the allied landing at Åndalsnes, and the immediate danger of them to join retreating Norwegian forces, Hitler ordered the railway junction at Dombås to be occupied by paratroopers. Fifteen Ju 52's took off from Fornebu at 17:00. The weather was very bad. They were met by heavy ground fire when they reached Dombås.The pilot Ltn. Erich Schiffrer was hit in the head and died. Uffz. Günther Schneider (KIA). None of the men onboard managed to bail out. Eight of them were badly wounded. Two of the crew and eight paratroopers of I./FJR became POW's. Jäger Stefan Roth (KIA). Only five of the planes managed to return to Fornebu, two landed at Vaernes.