Dornier DO.17 | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The airplane departed Achmer Airfield on a training exercise. While cruising at night, it went out of control and crashed near Halen, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Uffz Walter Weihs, pilot,
Gefr Helmut Repper, observer,
Gefr Willibald Woske, radio operator,
Gefr Josef Karner, mechanic.

Probable cause:

Pilot error.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17 in Kollnbrunn: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 9, 1942 at 1045 LT

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.17

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Flight

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Military

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Plain, Valley

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3094

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Crashed in unknown circumstances near Kollnbrunn, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Uffz Adolf Gebauer, pilot,
Uffz Rudolf Wenzl, radio operator,
Ogfr Josef Kerscher, mechanic.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17 near Idritsa: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 11, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.17

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Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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2190

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The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near Idritsa. At least one crew member was killed.
Crew:
Fw Hans Roitsch, pilot.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17P in Studenov: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.17

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Flight

Flight Type:

Military

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Mountains

MSN:

3550

YOM:

1938

Location:

Studenov

Liberec Region (Liberecký kraj)

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Czech Republic

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Europe

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One of the engine caught fire in flight. After passing over Rokytnice nad Jizerou, the pilot made a 180 turn then the airplane went out of control and crashed in Studenov. All three crew members were killed as well as two people on the ground.
Crew:
Ofw Günther Weissbach, pilot,
Oblt Willi Tornuschat, observer,
Gefr Willi Hecht, air gunner.
Those killed on ground were Mrs. Fröhnel and her son Herbert.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z-3 on Schouwe-Duiveland Island

Date & Time: Aug 6, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.17

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5K+??

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2884

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Schouwen-Duiveland Island

Zeeland

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Netherlands

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Europe

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Due to a fuel exhaustion, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed on the island of Schouwe-Duiveland and was damaged beyond repair. The crew escaped uninjured.

Probable cause:

Emergency landing due to fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z-3 near Smolensk: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1941 at 1710 LT

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.17

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5K+DR

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The airplane was shot down by a Soviet fighter and crashed near Smolensk. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
Uffz Josef Kistler, pilot, †
Uffz Hans Wiesbeck, bomb aimer, †
Gefr Alois Lenz, radio operator,
Gefr Walter Schwack, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a Soviet fighter.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z-10 in Carrington: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 8, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.17

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R4+GK

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Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen

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2843

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The airplane departed Gilze-Rijen AFB on an operation to England. At night, it was shot down by the pilot of a Beaufighter and crashed near Carrington. All three crew bailed out but one of them was killed. Both others became PoW.
Crew:
Fw Wilhelm Lettenmeier, pilot, †
Uffz Georg Herden, radio operator,
Uffz Herbert Thomas, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z-2 in Eindhoven: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.17

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5K+?N

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Bombing

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Antwerp - Eindhoven

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2534

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While on approach to Eindhoven Airport, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Best, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
Lt H. Schramme, pilot,
Ogfr H. Stöver, observer,
Gfr M. Weisser, radio operator,
Gfr A. Limbeck, mechanic.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z-3 in Berlin: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 17, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.17

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Flight

Flight Type:

Military

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Plain, Valley

MSN:

2030

Location:

Berlin

Country:

Germany

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Europe

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in the district of Rummelsburg in Berlin. The airplane was destroyed by a post crash fire and all three crew members were killed.
crew:
Uffz Fritz John, pilot,
Lt Ernst Joachim Streit, observer,
Uffz Karl Lieback, radio operator.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z-3 in London

Date & Time: Feb 17, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.17

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7T+JL

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The airplane was engaged in an operation over London when it was shot down by enemy fire and crash landed near the target area. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Lt Günther Hübner, pilot,
Lt Rolf Dieskau, observer,
Ogefr Walter Arnold, radio operator,
Uffz Ernst Tietjen, mechanic.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.