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Article about: This memorial is to 11 Norwegian who were killed when a British courier- plane crashed into a moutain in the middle of sweden called Kinnekulle. true a miracle 4 people survived. The plane w

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    This memorial is to 11 Norwegian who were killed when a British courier- plane crashed into a moutain in the middle of sweden called Kinnekulle. true a miracle 4 people survived. The plane were heading for England but fog and radioproblem seem to be the cause of the crash. The Norwegians were supposed to train to commandos/resistens. Not many people know how mutch the Swedish goverment supported the allies in a discreet way during the second World war.

    The exact writing is:

    On the night 28-29 August 1944 crashed on kinnekulle a Norwegian plane with 15 norwegians on the way to serve their country.
    11 died, they are ..........

    Swedish, norwegian and Danish "made" this monument in 1945.

    /Bjorn
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