Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z near Loughborough: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 14, 1940 at 2200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by enemy fire while on an operation to Coventry and crashed near Loughborough. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Karl Dilthey,
Oswald Preiss,
Gunter Kühne,
Wilhelm Wellenbrock.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Nov 13, 1940 at 2248 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
U5+DL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
MSN:
2663
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was returning to its base in France following an operation over South England. It was mistakenly shot down by the German Flak over France and the crew abandoned the aircraft and bailed out. With the automatic pilot system ON, the airplane continued to southeast over Switzerland and eventually crashed due to fuel exhaustion in a wooded area located in Willerzell. The aircraft was destroyed and all four crew members were found alive somewhere in France.
Crew:
Lt Klaus-Jürgen Schmitz +3.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z-3 in Nijmegen

Date & Time: Nov 11, 1940 at 2330 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
5K+?M
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Antwerp - Antwerp
MSN:
2890
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
At night, the airplane ran out of fuel and crash landed near Nijmegen. All three crew members evacuated safely.
Probable cause:
Emergency landing due to fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z-3 near Lostwithiel: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 9, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
7T+KH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
2683
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in an operation to Liverpool when it crashed in unknown circumstances near Lostwithiel. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ofw Walter Siefert, pilot,
Lt Günter Seelhorst, observer,
Uffz Heinz Winkler, radio operator,
Ogefr Heinz Haseloff, mechanic.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 6, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
7T+MK
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
2844
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was returning to its base following an operation over Liverpool. It is believed that it probably crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Joachim Ignatius, pilot,
Ogefr Werner Adam, radio operator,
Uffz Herbert Becker, mechanic,
Lt Alfred Schumacher, observer.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z-2 in 's-Heer Arendskerke: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 3, 1940 at 0250 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
5K+GM
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Antwerp - Antwerp
MSN:
3304
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While cruising at night, the airplane encountered icing conditions and crash landed in 's-Heer Arendskerke, bursting into flames. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Lt H. Tholen, pilot, †
Gfr H. Hengvoss, observer, †
Ogfr K. Hyttner, radio operator,
Ogfr M. Güls, air gunner.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17E near Rheinsberg: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 29, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
VC+BF
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
2142
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Following an engine failure in flight, the crew attempted an emergency landing when the floatplane crashed near Kampen Lake, north of Rheinsberg. The flight engineer was killed and the pilot was injured.
Crew:
FF Schern, pilot,
Flg Erwin Hielscher, flight engineer. †
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

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

Date & Time: Oct 20, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
7T+AH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
2783
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
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.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z-3 in Nantglyn: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
7T+LL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
2682
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in an operation to Liverpool, carrying a crew of four. En route, it collided with a balloon barrage cable and crashed in Nantglyn. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Gerhard Löcknitz, pilot,
Lt Heinz Havemann, observer,
Gefr Rudolf Faehrmann, radio operator,
Uffz Karl Hölscher, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Collision with a balloon barrage cable.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z-3 in Shepton Mallet: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
7T+HK
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
2691
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in an operation to Liverpool when it was shot down by the British Flak and crashed in Shepton Mallet. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Heinrich Faupel, pilot,
Oblt Erwin Blanck, observer,
Ogefr Wilhelm Schnake, radio operator,
Fw Gerhard Steppat, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the British Flak.