Dornier DO.17

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7T+LH

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3497

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The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in Sizun after the aircraft has been shot down by the pilot of a British fighter. All four crew members were rescued.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z in Liverpool

Date & Time: Sep 20, 1940

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7T+CL

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1211

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Crashed in Liverpool following a wrong localization on part of the crew. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z in Shoreham: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1940 at 1210 LT

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F1+FS

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2361

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The airplane was attacked by the pilots of two Spitfires and crashed at Castle Farm by Shoreham. A crew died and three other became PoW.
Crew:
Fw Heitsch, pilot,
Fw Pfeiffer, observer,
Fw Stephan Schmidt, wireless operator, †
Fw Sauter, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z in Cherbourg: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1940

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Landing (descent or approach)

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7T+FK

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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2687

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Crashed upon landing west of Cherbourg, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
Uffz Werner Ose, pilot,
Lt Wilhelm Sibeth, observer,
Uffz Willi Kaiser, radio operator,
Uffz Siegmund Lindemann, mechanic.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z-3 into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1940

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5K+??

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Military

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2619

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Crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
Ofw W. Kleine, pilot,
Hptm F. Ötting, observer,
Fw I. Hubert, mechanic,
Uffz E. Völkert, mechanic.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z-2 in Goodwin Sands: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1940 at 1340 LT

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5K+AR

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Bombing

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Limburg - Limburg

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1160

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The airplane departed Limburg-Saint-Trond Airfield to attack RAF Debden. Approaching the British coast, it was shot down by the pilot of a Defiant and crashed on the Goodwin Sands at low tide. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
Fw W. Effmert, pilot,
Uffz H. Ritzel, observer, †
Uffz H. Reinhardt, radio operator, †
Gfr H. Huhn, mechanic. †

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Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z into the Irish Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1940

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2676

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in the St George Canal. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Otto Ziehm, pilot,
Lt Horst Diedrich, observer,
Hgefr Otto Blüthgen, radio operator,
Uffz Heinz Homann, mechanic.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z-2 off Dungeness: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 18, 1940 at 1340 LT

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F1+??

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Bombing

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