Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z-2 off Ameland Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
5M+M?
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Münster - Münster
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a meteorological reconnaissance mission when it crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea off Ameland Island. All four occupants were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Gerhard Hertel, pilot,
Uffz Helmut Biester, radio operator,
Uffz Franz Jahn, mechanic.
Passenger:
Dr. Joseph Wille.

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.