English: Bear Island accident was an aircraft accident that hit the Air Force on 28 March 1954. One of the Air Force Catalina flying boats from the 333 Squadron with the characteristics of KK-N (formerly LN-OAP from Vingtor Airways) had the mission to drop mail bags to the meteorological stations at Bear Island, Hopen and mining communities in Longyearbyen and Ny-Ålesund on Spitsbergen. Photo: Per Harald Olsen
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