Crash of a Dornier DO.24T-1 off Haugesund: 15 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 13, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
KK+VA
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
22
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
10
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
15
Circumstances:
The seaplane was approaching Haugesund following a rescue mission when it was shot down by a RAF Mosquito registered DZ700 and crashed into the sea. The radio operator was rescued while all 15 other occupants were killed.
Crew:
Fw Josef Gibisch, pilot, †
Uffz Hans Wagner, observer, †
Uffz Arthur Fritsch, radio operator,
Obfw Eduard Kröner, mechanic, †
Uffz Günther Stadlinger, mechanic, †
Uffz Franz Lakits, air gunner. †
Crew:
Fw Josef Gibisch, pilot, †
Uffz Hans Wagner, observer, †
Uffz Arthur Fritsch, radio operator,
Obfw Eduard Kröner, mechanic, †
Uffz Günther Stadlinger, mechanic, †
Uffz Franz Lakits, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.
