Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-2 in Shute
Date & Time:
Apr 23, 1942 at 2335 LT
Operator:
Registration:
U5+MN
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Amsterdam - Amsterdam
MSN:
5356
YOM:
1941
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport on an operation to Exeter. It was shot down by a British fighter and crashed in Shute. All four crew members became PoW.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.
