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Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z in Wilnis

Date & Time: May 10, 1940 at 0430 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
4U+JH
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Cologne - Cologne
MSN:
3474
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While on a night reconnaissance mission, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a Dutch fighter and crash landed in Wilnis. All four crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a Dutch fighter.