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

Date & Time: Feb 18, 1942 at 1337 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
U5+KR
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Amsterdam - Amsterdam
MSN:
5342
YOM:
1941
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport on an operation to England. While approaching the British coast, it was shot down by a Spitfire and crashed into the sea off Withernsea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Erich Palm, pilot,
Fw Rudolf Mühlbach, observer,
Uffz Arthur Hoffmann, radio operator,
Ogfr Reinhard Kammerath, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

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

Date & Time: Feb 15, 1942 at 2006 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
U5+NT
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Amster
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport on an operation to England. Approaching the British coast, it was shot down by a Beaufighter and crashed into the sea off Blyth. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Emil Aster, pilot,
Uffz Arnold Neumann, observer,
Gefr Hans Lehmann, radio operator,
Uffz Karl Thomas, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

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

Date & Time: Feb 15, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
U5+BD
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport on an operation to England. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Lt Konrad Pellar, pilot,
Maj Gerhard Klostermann, observer,
Fw Hans Göggerle, radio operator,
Uffz Josef Uhl, mechanic.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-4 into The Channel: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1942 at 1313 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
U5+FT
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Amsterdam - Amsterdam
MSN:
5340
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport on an operation to England ('Operation Donnerkeil'). While cruising over The Channel, the airplane collided with a second Luftwaffe Dornier DO.217E-4 registered U5+KT and also carrying a crew of four. Following the collision, both airplane entered a dive and crashed into the sea. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Hermann Rüss, pilot,
Uffz Egon Winzer, observer,
Fw Werner Haufe, radio operator,
Ogefr Heinz Wieland, mechanic.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-4 into The Channel: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1942 at 1313 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
U5+KT
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Amsterdam - Amsterdam
MSN:
5344
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport on an operation to England ('Operation Donnerkeil'). While cruising over The Channel, the airplane collided with a second Luftwaffe Dornier DO.217E-4 registered U5+FT and also carrying a crew of four. Following the collision, both airplane entered a dive and crashed into the sea. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Helmuth Meier, pilot,
Uffz Herbert Stütelberg, observer,
Gefr Karl Schnelle, radio operator,
Uffz August Seif, mechanic.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-4 near Exeter: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1942 at 0700 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
U5+IR
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Amsterdam - Amsterdam
MSN:
5334
YOM:
1941
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport on an operation to England. In the area of Exeter, it was shot down by the British Flak and crashed in Southwood Farm. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Rolf Güldenpfennig, pilot,
Uffz Gustav Sommer, observer,
Fw Hermann Drame, radio operator,
Gefr Rudolf Baron, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the British Flak.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-2 in Nieuw-Vennep: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 5, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
U5+BP
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Soesterberg – Soesterberg
MSN:
5355
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Soesterberg AFB on an operation to England. It suffered an engine failure and crashed at Nieuw-Vennep. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ofw J. Jüttner, pilot,
Ofw J. Schuster, observer,
Ofw K. Langer, radio operator,
Ofw F. Lehnert, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-2 into The Channel: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 21, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
U5+IM
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Soesterberg – Soesterberg
MSN:
5308
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Soesterberg AFB on an operation over the Thames Estuary. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in The Channel. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Oblt Hellmuth Lau, pilot,
Uffz Erich Barthel, observer,
Uffz August Schwiering, radio operator,
Ogfr Ewald Menke, mechanic.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-2 at Soesterberg AFB: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 17, 1942 at 1055 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
U5+MM
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Soesterberg – Soesterberg
MSN:
1155
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local test flight at Soesterberg AFB when the airplane crashed for unknown reasons. All three occupants were killed.
Crew:
Lt K.-H. Franck, pilot,
Uffz H. Seeger, observer,
Gefr A. Freijtag, air gunner.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-2 in Driebergen-Zeist: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 14, 1942 at 2200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
1160
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Few minutes after a night takeoff from Soesterberg AFB, the airplane went out of control and crashed nearby the Driebergen-Zeist railway station, some 7 km south of the airbase. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ofw L. Ehle, pilot,
Flg P.-H. Wettin, observer,
Gefr H. Möller, radio operator,
Ogfr E. Schumacher, mechanic.