Dornier DO.18

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Bombing

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730

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1939

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Shot down by three RAF fighters and crashed into the North Sea. Three crew members were rescued and a fourth was killed. The aircraft sank and was lost.
Crew:
Oblt Rüdiger Wiethoff, pilot,
Oblt Hans-Ulrich Hermann, observer, †
Fw Georg Wolgast,
Uffz Walter Erich.

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Shot down by British fighters.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18G into the North Sea

Date & Time: Apr 25, 1940

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K6+DK

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856

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1939

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After being shot down by enemy fire, the airplane crash landed into the sea off the Norwegian coast. All four crew members were rescued.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18D3 into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1940

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K6+FH

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836

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1939

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The airplane crashed into the North Sea, apparently after being shot down by enemy fire. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Karl Petersen,
Lt Max Keil,
Ogefr Werner Merg,
Uffz Jakob Ims.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18D3 into the North Sea

Date & Time: Apr 11, 1940 at 2320 LT

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M2+JK

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845

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1939

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The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were rescued, among them one was injured.
Crew:
Uffz Stier,
Fw Wilhelm Frank,
FF Schulze,
HB Gohlke.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of Dornier DO.18D3 off Kinnairds Head: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 11, 1940 at 0810 LT

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8L+EK

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815

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1939

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While approaching the Scottish coast, the airplane was shot down by the crew of an RAF Lockheed Hudson and crashed into the sea off Kinnairds Head (Fraserburgh). A crew member was killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Lt Helmut Kühl, †
Fw Kurt Hinrichs,
Uffz Otto Klepzig,
Uffz Werner Budgereit.

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Shot down by an RAF Lockheed Hudson.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18G into the North Sea

Date & Time: Apr 11, 1940 at 0230 LT

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M2+AK

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854

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1939

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The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and the pilot attempted to ditch off List, Sylt Island. All four crew members were rescued and the aircraft was lost.
Crew:
Hptm Schierk,
FF Schubert,
HB Möller,
Bw Scheindel.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18D3 into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1940

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The aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea. No trace was ever found.
Crew:
Obltn Heinrich de Vlieger,
Lt Wolfgang Cohrs,
Uffz Hans Liesner,
Fw Helmut Suhr.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18D3 off Hörnum: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1940

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8L+KK

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831

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For unknown reasons, the crew was forced to ditch the aircraft that crashed into the sea some 8 km south of Hörnum. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Otto Backhaus,
Uffz August Haupt.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18D2 into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 28, 1940 at 1430 LT

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M2+GK

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