Date & Time:
Feb 25, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.24
Operator:
Registration:
X-17
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
777
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
6
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The floatplane was shot down by a Japanese fighter and crashed into the sea off Pangalasiang. All six crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a Japanese fighter.
