Dornier DO.18

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Registration:

8L+BL

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

MSN:

870

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1940

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While on an operation between Petsamo and Kirkenes, the floatplane was shot down by a Hurricane and crashed near Kirkenes. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ofw Alfred Thöne, pilot,
Lt Eberhard Meinhold, observer,
Uffz Kurt Wolter, radio operator,
Fw Herbert Ihns, mechanic.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18D-3 off Stege: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 18, 1941

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Training

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MSN:

839

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1939

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The airplane was engaged in a training flight when the crew was forced to make an emergency landing for unknown reasons. The floatplane was ditched off Stege and sank within 10 minutes. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Ofw Ernst Derks, pilot,
Ofhr Armin Köhler, pilot, †
Ofhr Wolfgang Lenze, pilot,
Uffz Oskar Schäffer, mechanic. †

Crash of a Dornier DO.18G into the North Sea: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1941

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Registration:

8L+CL

Flight Phase:

Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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MSN:

890

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1941

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While on a maritime patrol flight, the floatplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in the North Sea. A crew was killed and three others were rescued.
Crew:
Ofw Willi Hagen, pilot,
Lt Helmut Ohlendorf, observer, †
Uffz Fritz Augustin, radio operator,
Ofw August Conizianer, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18D-1 in Kolberg

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1941

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West Pomeranian Voivodeship (Zachodniopomorskie)

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MSN:

712

YOM:

1939

Location:

Kołobrzeg

Country:

Poland

Region:

Europe

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Crashed in Kolberg (now Kołobrzeg) following an engine failure. There were no casualties.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18G in the Frohavet: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1941

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Registration:

K6+FL

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Military

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MSN:

858

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1939

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The rear engine failed in flight and the floatplane crashed in the Frohavet. A crew was killed and three others were rescued.
Crew:
Ofw Christian Klaff, pilot,
Gefr Max Riesner, radio operator +2. †

Probable cause:

Failure of the rear engine in flight.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18D-0 off Falsterbo

Date & Time: Dec 2, 1940

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Military

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MSN:

669

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1939

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The airplane suffered an engine failure in flight, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency landing. It ditched off Falsterbo, south Sweden and came to rest upside down with the tail torn off. All five crew members were rescued.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18 into the Baltic Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 18, 1940

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Registration:

SD+Y?

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Bombing

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MSN:

760

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1939

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The floatplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the Baltic Sea east of the Gotland Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Leopold Ragneri, pilot,
Obfhr Hans-Otto Stockey, obsever,
Gefr Josef Materna, radio operator,
Gefr Hans Stolzenberg, mechanic.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18D-3 off Anholt: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 18, 1940

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Bombing

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