Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z-3 in Halen: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Mar 18, 1942 at 2213 LT
Operator:
Registration:
U5+IW
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Achmer - Achmer
MSN:
2864
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Achmer Airfield on a training exercise. While cruising at night, it went out of control and crashed near Halen, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Uffz Walter Weihs, pilot,
Gefr Helmut Repper, observer,
Gefr Willibald Woske, radio operator,
Gefr Josef Karner, mechanic.
Crew:
Uffz Walter Weihs, pilot,
Gefr Helmut Repper, observer,
Gefr Willibald Woske, radio operator,
Gefr Josef Karner, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Pilot error.
