Liverpool | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

Following a bombing mission over Milan, Italy, the crew was returning to base when he lost his orientation due to poor weather conditions. After the airplane ran out of fuel, the captain decided to ditch the aircraft in the Mersey, off Liverpool. All five occupants were rescued and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew (51st Squadron):
Sgt Anthony Denis Wright, pilot,
P/O Stanley Gordon Hookway, pilot,
Sgt Taylor, observer,
Sgt McKenzie, wireless operator,
Sgt Kelby, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z-3 near Liverpool

Date & Time: Oct 20, 1940

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Dornier DO.17

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7T+AH

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2783

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The airplane was engaged in an operation to Liverpool. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crash landed. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Lt Walter Stirnar, pilot,
Lt Heinrich Würdemann, observer,
Uffz Martin Küttner, mechanic,
Uffz Fritz Schörnigh, radio operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.