Dornier DO.18

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RZ+AB

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MSN:

865

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1939

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The floatplane suffered an engine failure and crashed into the sea off Møn Island. All four crew members were rescued and the airplane sank and was lost.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18G in the Arctic Ocean

Date & Time: Nov 5, 1941

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Registration:

8L+DL

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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MSN:

891

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1941

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The floatplane suffered an engine failure and crashed in the Arctic Ocean. All four crew members were rescued. The airplane sank and was lost.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18G into the Barents Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 31, 1941

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Registration:

8L+CL

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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MSN:

872

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1940

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The floatplane suffered an engine failure and crashed in the Barents Sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Rudolf Nietsch, pilot,
Lt Hans-Georg Weike, observer,
Ogfr Eckhardt Kleinschmidt, radio operator,
Ofw Alfred Rapphahn, mechanic.

Probable cause:

Failure of the front engine in flight.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18H in Ribnitz

Date & Time: Sep 5, 1941

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Registration:

BV+HG

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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MSN:

903

YOM:

1941

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Ribnitz-Pütnitz

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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Germany

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Europe

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The airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed near the Ribnitz-Pütnitz Airfield. All four crew members escaped uninjured.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18G in the Arctic Ocean: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1941

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Registration:

8L+HL

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Bombing

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MSN:

898

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1941

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While trying to attack HMS Victorious, HMS Devonshire and HMS Suffolk in the Arctic Ocean, the floatplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ofw Willi Hagen, pilot,
Ofw Herbert Bode, radio operator,
Oblt Rudolf Müller, observer,
Uffz Wilhelm Schmager, mechanic.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18G in the Arctic Ocean

Date & Time: Sep 1, 1941

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Registration:

8L+ML

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MSN:

864

YOM:

1939

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The floatplane suffered an engine failure and crashed in the Arctic Ocean. All four crew members were rescued, among them one was injured.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18G into the Arctic Ocean

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1941

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MSN:

842

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1939

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The floatplane suffered an engine failure and ditched in the Arctic Ocean. It sank and was lost. The crew was rescued in a dinghy 65 hours later.

Probable cause:

Engine failure caused by the rupture of the fuel pump.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18G in the Ullsfjorden

Date & Time: Aug 21, 1941

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860

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The floatplane suffered an engine failure in flight and was ditched in the Ullsfjorden. Due to rough sea, the airplane was severely damaged and later sank. There were no casualties.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18G in the Arctic Ocean: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 9, 1941

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K6+AL

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