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Crash of a Dornier DO.18D3 off Lista

Date & Time: Oct 9, 1939 at 1507 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
8L+FK
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
816
YOM:
1939
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was forced to ditch the aircraft off the Norwegian coast near Lista. All four crew members were rescued and interned while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Obltn Waschmuth,
Obltn Franz Töpper,
Ob. Fkmt Wildgrube,
Uffz Schmidt.

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

Date & Time: Oct 8, 1939 at 0834 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
M7+UK
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
732
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The float plane was shot down by the pilots of three RAF Lockheed Hudson and crashed into the North Sea some 100 km northeast of Aberdeen. All four crew members were rescued by the crew of the Danish steamer 'Teddy' and made PoW.
Crew:
Fw Willy Erich Nahs,
Lt Hans Wilhelm H. Hornkohl,
Uffz Hermann Alfred Pluntke,
Uffz Alforn Fait.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18D3 into the North Sea: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 26, 1939 at 1203 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
M7+YK
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
731
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The float plane was shot down by the pilot of a RAF Blackburn Skua and crashed into the North Sea. A crew member was killed and three other became PoW after being rescued by the crew of HMS Somali.
Crew:
Lt Wilhelm Fhr. von Reizenstein, †
Lt Ernst Körner,
Uffz Heckt,
Uffz Schmalfeld.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18D2 off Ameland Island

Date & Time: Sep 13, 1939 at 1430 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
M2+LK
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Norderney - Norderney
MSN:
718
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a maritime patrol flight off the Dutch coast. For unknown reason, the seaplane crashed off the Ameland Island and came to rest. All four occupants were uninjured while the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair and abandoned on site.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18D3 in Hörnum: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1939 at 2304 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
8L+WK
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
833
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Following a night maritime patrol flight, the airplane crashed upon landing in Hörnum. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured.
Crew:
Obltn Helmut E. K. Rabach, †
Uffz Karl Evers, †
Uffz Hinrichs, †
Ogefr Rusch.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18D2 off Baltrum Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
M2+JK
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
723
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a night maritime patrol flight when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Baltrum Island. All four dead bodied were found on beaches few days later.
Crew:
Obltn Georg Müssig,
Uffz Friedrich Römermann,
Uffz Martin Schubert,
Uffz Ludwig Utzmeier.

Crash of a Dornier Do.18D2 in Dithmarschen: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 17, 1939 at 1045 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
60+E52
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
719
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a long distance test flight with four crew members on board. While cruising at low height and completing a turn to the left, the airplane impacted the ground and crashed in a field located south of Dithmarschen (Burg). Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Lt S. Seiler, †
Uffz Karl-Heinz Doss, †
Uffz Pörschman,
Uffz Knauf.
Probable cause:
Engine failure suspected.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18E off Bathurst: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1938 at 0338 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
D-AROZ
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Natal – Bathurst
MSN:
255
YOM:
1937
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The float plane named 'Pampero' crashed in unknown circumstances into the Atlantic Ocean few minutes prior to its arrival in Bathurst, Gambia. No trace was ever found.
Crew:
FF1 Hans Erich Lochner,
FF2 Albin Hartmann,
Bw Werner Schwanke,
Bf Gerhard Rabe,
Dr. Ernst Dierbach.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18A off Dahme: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 2, 1935
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
D-AHIS
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Travemünde - Travemünde
MSN:
253
YOM:
1935
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The float plane named 'Monsun' was engaged in a local test flight out from Travemünde, carrying five engineers and pilots. While completing high speed tests at low height, the airplane impacted the water surface and crashed into the Baltic Sea off Dahme, some 33 km northeast of Travemünde. Three occupants were killed while two other were seriously injured.
Crew:
Obfm Carl Wiencke, †
Erwin Menebrocker, †
Bf Gerhard Krönke, †
FF Otto Brix,
Walter Körnchen.