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Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-4 in Driebergen: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 7, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.217
Operator:
Registration:
F8+AM
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Soesterberg - Soesterberg
MSN:
1199
YOM:
1941
Location:
Driebergen-Zeist
Utrecht
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed for unknown reasons in Driebergen, about 8 km south of Soesterberg AFB. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured.
Crew:
Ofw A. Voigt, pilot,
Gfr E. Höpfer, observer,
Uffz H. Schulz, radio operator,
Ofw F. Schäble, mechanic.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-2 in Driebergen-Zeist: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 14, 1942 at 2200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.217
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1160
YOM:
1941
Location:
Driebergen-Zeist
Utrecht
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Few minutes after a night takeoff from Soesterberg AFB, the airplane went out of control and crashed nearby the Driebergen-Zeist railway station, some 7 km south of the airbase. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ofw L. Ehle, pilot,
Flg P.-H. Wettin, observer,
Gefr H. Möller, radio operator,
Ogfr E. Schumacher, mechanic.
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