Dornier DO.17 | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The airplane was lost without trace, maybe after it crashed into the North Sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Hans Langer, pilot,
Lt Erik van harbou, observer,
Ogfr Herbert Rübensam, radio operator,
Fw Kurt Göhlich, mechanic.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z-2 in Colijnsplaat: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 4, 1940 at 1650 LT

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.17

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5K+KN

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Antwerp - Antwerp

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3343

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The airplane was mistakenly shot down by the German Flak and crash landed in Colijnsplaat. Four crew members were injured and test engineer E. Mayer was killed.

Probable cause:

Mistakenly shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z-3 off Caen: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 4, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.17

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7T+CH

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Flight

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Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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3617

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The airplane was hit by the British Flak while attacking the Penrhos Airfield, Wales. While returning to its base, it crashed into the sea off Caen. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Paul David, pilot,
Obrlt Paul Vollbrecht, observer,
Uffz Kurt Fuchs, mechanic,
Uffz Willi von Postel, radio operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the British Flak.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z into The Channel: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.17

Operator:

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7T+EL

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Flight

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Military

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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3491

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The floatplane crashed in unknown circumstances into The Channel off the coast of Cornwall. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Josef Wilms, pilot,
Lt Max-Dieter Schmid, observer,
Hgefr Josef Dorfschmid, mechanic,
Uffz Rudolf Seidenzahl, radio operator.

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

Date & Time: Sep 26, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.17

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5K+FA

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The crew lost his orientation and was forced to make an emergency landing. There were no casualties and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z near Landerneau: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 21, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.17

Operator:

Registration:

7T+CL

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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3471

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Crashed and burnt 4 km south of Landerneau. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Otto von Bock, pilot,
Oblt Eberhard von Krosigk, observer,
Uffz Bruno Simon, radio operator.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z in Sizun

Date & Time: Sep 21, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.17

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7T+LH

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3497

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The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in Sizun after the aircraft has been shot down by the pilot of a British fighter. All four crew members were rescued.

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Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z in Liverpool

Date & Time: Sep 20, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.17

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7T+CL

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Crashed in Liverpool following a wrong localization on part of the crew. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z in Shoreham: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1940 at 1210 LT

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.17

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F1+FS

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The airplane was attacked by the pilots of two Spitfires and crashed at Castle Farm by Shoreham. A crew died and three other became PoW.
Crew:
Fw Heitsch, pilot,
Fw Pfeiffer, observer,
Fw Stephan Schmidt, wireless operator, †
Fw Sauter, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z in Cherbourg: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.17

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7T+FK

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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2687

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Crashed upon landing west of Cherbourg, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
Uffz Werner Ose, pilot,
Lt Wilhelm Sibeth, observer,
Uffz Willi Kaiser, radio operator,
Uffz Siegmund Lindemann, mechanic.