Dornier DO.217

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Registration:

D5+OM

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Westerland-Sylt - Westerland-Sylt

MSN:

1290

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1941

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Shortly after a night takeoff from Westerland-Sylt Airport, the airplane went out of control and crashed into the sea some 400 metres off Westerland. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Günther Martens, pilot,
Ogfr Fritz Guilleaume, radio operator,
Uffz Heinz Lochmann, air gunner.

Crash of a Dornier Do.217E-4 in Revesby

Date & Time: Aug 7, 1942 at 2305 LT

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U5+DR

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Deelen - Deelen

MSN:

5455

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1942

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The airplane departed Deelen AFB on an operation to Nottingham. Over England, it was shot down by a British fighter and crashed in Revesby. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Oblt Rudolf Graf von Thun-Hohenstein, pilot,
Uffz Horst Armscheld, observer,
Uffz Paul Bremer, radio operator,
Fw Helmut Kunze, mechanic.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-4 at Soesterberg AFB: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 4, 1942 at 2102 LT

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PC+MZ

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Soesterberg - Soesterberg

MSN:

4303

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1941

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Shortly after takeoff from Soesterberg AFB, the airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed, bursting into flames. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw K. Tschepe, pilot,
Fw R. Brixius, radio operator,
Gfr A. Schweizer, mechanic.

Probable cause:

Engine failure after takeoff.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217J at Schleswig AFB

Date & Time: Aug 4, 1942 at 1827 LT

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

Operator:

Registration:

GI+ZT

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Training

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Yes

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Schleswig - Schleswig

MSN:

1296

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1941

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The crew was completing a training flight at Schleswig AFB. On final approach, the airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed, bursting into flames. Both crew members were injured.
Crew:
Lt Wolfgang Jank, pilot,
Fw Werner Brugger, mechanic.

Probable cause:

Engine failure on approach.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217J at Gilze-Rijen AFB

Date & Time: Aug 4, 1942 at 0122 LT

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

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R4+-S

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Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen

MSN:

1287

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1941

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While returning to base following an operation, it crashed upon landing at Gilze-Rijen AFB, apparently following a pilot error. All three crew members were injured.
Crew:
Fw Ernst Potthast +2.

Probable cause:

Pilot error.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-4 in Glatton: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 31, 1942 at 0100 LT

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Registration:

U5+ET

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Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Deelen - Deelen

MSN:

5470

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1942

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The airplane departed Deelen AFB on an operation to the Vickers & Dunlop factories in Birmingham. It was shot by the British antiaircraft fire and crashed in Glatton, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Fw Karl Laub, pilot,
Fw Hermann Werner, observer,
Fw Karl-August Güssefeld, radio operator,
Uffz Hermann Hammelmann, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-4 off Aldeburgh: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 31, 1942

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U5+IR

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Deelen - Deelen

MSN:

5427

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1942

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The airplane departed Deelen AFB on an operation to the Vickers & Dunlop factories in Birmingham. Approaching the British coast, it was shot down by a British fighter and crashed into the North Sea few km offshore. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Gustav Dittrich, pilot,
Fw Heinrich Kleylein, observer,
Gefr Franz Szelinski, radio operator,
Uffz Kurt Puhl, mechanic.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-4 into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1942

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U5+FR

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Schedule:

Deelen - Deelen

MSN:

4271

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1941

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The airplane departed Deelen AFB on an operation to Bedford, UK. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Cpt Karl-Heinz Marten, pilot,
Obfw Werner Starker, observer,
Obfw Siegfried Schwickart, radio operator,
Obfw Wilhelm Lutz, mechanic.

Probable cause:

Maybe shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-4 at Gilze-Rijen AFB

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1942

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U5+BL

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