The Hurum air disaster was an Aero Holland plane crash in Hurum southwest of Oslo, Norway when a Douglas DC-3 which was carrying Jewish children from Tunisia who were to transit through Norway while immigrating to Israel crashed as it was approaching Fornebu Airport on 20 November 1949, killing 34 people, including 27 children.
Hurum air disaster
The aircraft involved in the crash pictured on 2 April 1948
Accident
Date
20 November 1949
Summary
CFIT, as heavy fog obscured a mountain in the airplane's path
In 1949, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee signed an agreement with the Norwegian Ministry of Welfare under which 200 places in a sanitarium for tuberculosis patients was to be evacuated so as to be made available for Jewish children from North Africa in the process of immigrating to the newly independent state of Israel. In April 1949, about 200 children from Morocco transited through the facility on their way to Israel, and this was to be followed by a group of Tunisian Jewish children.
In Tunisia, which was then a protectorate of France, Youth Aliyah emissaries had arrived after Israeli independence in 1948, and with the consent of the French authorities, selected children for immigration to Israel with the consent of their parents. Most of these children were from poor families.
On 20 November 1949, two DC-3 planes of the Aero Holland company took off from an airport near Tunis. One made it safely to its destination. The other plane, with the registration PH-TFA, stopped at Brussels-Zaventem Airport to repair the radio before setting off for Oslo. On board that plane were 28 children, most of them 8 to 12 years old, and seven escorts and crew.[1]
The crashedit
wreckage of PH-TFA
As the DC-3 approached Oslo, the pilot encountered heavy fog, and lowered the plane while still in mountainous terrain. Near Hurum, one of the plane's wings hit a tree. The plane continued another 60 meters and crashed into a mountain at 16:56. The force of the collision overturned the plane, blew most of the passengers out, and ignited the fuel tanks, causing the front of the plane to burst into flames. Of the 35 people on board, 34 were killed. The only survivor was 12-year-old Isac Allal.[2][1] Allal's sister and two brothers were killed in the crash.
Aftermathedit
The children's memorial at Yanuv.
At midnight, Norwegian radio announced that contact with the plane had been lost and asked for the public's help. A search operation was initiated, and on 22 November, after 42 hours of searching, the wreckage and bodies were found. Allal was found, having survived the crash and stayed in the bitter cold on the site.
The crash was the second deadliest air disaster in Norway at that time, exceeded only by the 35 deaths in the 1947 Kvitbjørn disaster. Public sympathy ran high, and the secretary of the Norwegian Labor Party, Håkon Lie started a fundraiser to build a Norwegian village in Israel. The funds were used in helping build the moshav Yanuv.[1][3]
A memorial to the victims has been raised at the crash site. It is symbolically fenced and decorated with Stars of David. Parts of the wreckage are also at the memorial. In Israel, a memorial to the victims was built in Yanuv. Friends of Israel in the Norwegian Labour Movement (Norwegian: Venner av Israel i Norsk Arbeiderbevegelse) raised money for it to be built.[4] Memorials also exist in Netivot, and Netanya, and a kindergarten in Netanya is named for the children of Oslo.
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations August 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Hurum air disaster was an Aero Holland plane crash in Hurum southwest of Oslo Norway when a Douglas DC 3 which was carrying Jewish children from Tunisia who were to transit through Norway while immigrating to Israel crashed as it was approaching Fornebu Airport on 20 November 1949 killing 34 people including 27 children Hurum air disasterThe aircraft involved in the crash pictured on 2 April 1948AccidentDate20 November 1949SummaryCFIT as heavy fog obscured a mountain in the airplane s pathSiteHurum Norway59 37 12 N 10 34 21 E 59 6200447 N 10 5724422 E 59 6200447 10 5724422Aircraft typeDouglas DC 3 C 47A 25 DK OperatorAero HollandRegistrationPH TFAPassengers31Crew4Fatalities34Injuries1Survivors1 Contents 1 Background 2 The crash 3 Aftermath 4 See also 5 ReferencesBackground editFurther information Jewish exodus from Arab and Muslim countries In 1949 the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee signed an agreement with the Norwegian Ministry of Welfare under which 200 places in a sanitarium for tuberculosis patients was to be evacuated so as to be made available for Jewish children from North Africa in the process of immigrating to the newly independent state of Israel In April 1949 about 200 children from Morocco transited through the facility on their way to Israel and this was to be followed by a group of Tunisian Jewish children In Tunisia which was then a protectorate of France Youth Aliyah emissaries had arrived after Israeli independence in 1948 and with the consent of the French authorities selected children for immigration to Israel with the consent of their parents Most of these children were from poor families On 20 November 1949 two DC 3 planes of the Aero Holland company took off from an airport near Tunis One made it safely to its destination The other plane with the registration PH TFA stopped at Brussels Zaventem Airport to repair the radio before setting off for Oslo On board that plane were 28 children most of them 8 to 12 years old and seven escorts and crew 1 The crash edit nbsp wreckage of PH TFAAs the DC 3 approached Oslo the pilot encountered heavy fog and lowered the plane while still in mountainous terrain Near Hurum one of the plane s wings hit a tree The plane continued another 60 meters and crashed into a mountain at 16 56 The force of the collision overturned the plane blew most of the passengers out and ignited the fuel tanks causing the front of the plane to burst into flames Of the 35 people on board 34 were killed The only survivor was 12 year old Isac Allal 2 1 Allal s sister and two brothers were killed in the crash Aftermath edit nbsp The children s memorial at Yanuv At midnight Norwegian radio announced that contact with the plane had been lost and asked for the public s help A search operation was initiated and on 22 November after 42 hours of searching the wreckage and bodies were found Allal was found having survived the crash and stayed in the bitter cold on the site The crash was the second deadliest air disaster in Norway at that time exceeded only by the 35 deaths in the 1947 Kvitbjorn disaster Public sympathy ran high and the secretary of the Norwegian Labor Party Hakon Lie started a fundraiser to build a Norwegian village in Israel The funds were used in helping build the moshav Yanuv 1 3 A memorial to the victims has been raised at the crash site It is symbolically fenced and decorated with Stars of David Parts of the wreckage are also at the memorial In Israel a memorial to the victims was built in Yanuv Friends of Israel in the Norwegian Labour Movement Norwegian Venner av Israel i Norsk Arbeiderbevegelse raised money for it to be built 4 Memorials also exist in Netivot and Netanya and a kindergarten in Netanya is named for the children of Oslo See also editEgoz ship Aviation in Norway List of sole survivors of airline accidents or incidentsReferences edit a b דרוקמן ירון 22 November 2014 אסון אוסלו והילד הגיבור ששרד ynet in Hebrew Retrieved 22 June 2020 12 year old Boy who survived plane crash laid for 2 days in wreckage Ludington Daily News 23 November 1949 Archived from the original on 21 September 2015 Retrieved 15 May 2010 Vilnai Ze ev 1976 Yanuv Ariel Encyclopedia in Hebrew Volume 3 Tel Aviv Israel Am Oved p 2872 Paul Engstad Norsk arbeiderbevegelses samarbeid med Israel og innsats for fred i Midtosten Israel 50 ar 1948 1998 VINA Oslo 1998 Norwegian report on Norway s relationship with Israel in Norwegian Accident description at the Aviation Safety Network Page about the memorial Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine in Norwegian 59 36 55 N 10 34 31 E 59 61528 N 10 57528 E 59 61528 10 57528 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hurum air disaster amp oldid 1140823463, 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