3.4 km up. Great hike to the American airplane wreck at Skorve. This is a hike that is a bit heavy at the start, but gets easier after a while.

The accident:
On the evening of September 9, 1944, one of the Liberators from Leuchar's airbase in Scotland was on its way to the drop site "Gullknappen" at Sperillen in Buskerud.
The aircraft was fully loaded with weapons and equipment to be dropped to the home forces in the area.
On its way over Seljord, the aircraft came in too low and crashed at an altitude of around 1,300 meters into the rock face just below "Gøysen",
which is the highest peak on the Skorve mountain in Telemark.

The plane had a crew of 11 young men aged 20-29 years. The pilot (1st pilot) was called John B. O'Hara.
The crew apparently died instantly when the plane hit the steep mountain wall.

The cause of the accident was never determined, but the most likely theory is that the plane iced over and possibly crashed as the pilots tried to find a place to make an emergency landing.
Poor flying weather with sleet and snow above 900 m altitude supports this theory.

The aircraft was expected to land at the drop zone called "Gullknappen" (also known as drop zone no. 3), which was located 2-3 kilometers north of the mountain of the same name.
The headquarters of the group that was to receive the airplane drop was located on the south side of this mountain.
This headquarters also housed the "Greenfinch" radio station, which communicated with the "Home Station" (London) in connection with the airdrop activity.
Prior to such airdrops, a special announcement was made over London Radio to give the home forces in the area time to prepare to receive the equipment.

Special messages over London Radio were always given in code, so that only those concerned would understand what they were about.
The special message for this airplane crash, which was referred to as Special Message No. 84, read: "Full as a bus".
The English used the code name "Crupper 5" for this operation.

When the plane did not show up at the agreed time, there was no particular reflection on this.
It was not at all uncommon for planes that were expected to arrive had to turn back because of bad weather.
In fact, this aircraft had been expected several times before without showing up.

On September 11, "Greenfinch" received the following telegram from London:
"The telegram did not, however, lead to any immediate reaction from the home forces in the area.
The reason for this was that the "Gold Button" was located at a good distance from all the German air warning stations
and was therefore considered a very safe drop zone.
"Gullknappen" was also an excellent location for radio communication with Great Britain.
The site was high and clear with a view of Norefjell."