Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-4 at Soesterberg AFB: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 29, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Soesterberg - Soesterberg
MSN:
4389
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances at Soesterberg AFB, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
G. Albl, instructor,
Oblt H. Brodtmann, pilot,
Uffz A. Rascher, mechanic,
Uffz A. Rudolf, radio operator.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-4 at Soesterberg AFB: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 24, 1943 at 1907 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F8+DN
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Soesterberg - Soesterberg
MSN:
5577
YOM:
1942
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed while taking off from Soesterberg AFB and was destroyed. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz E. Graf, pilot,
Ogfr E. Specht, observer,
Uffz H. Eisenhuth, radio operator,
Uffz B. Baumgartner, mechanic.

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

Date & Time: Jan 4, 1943 at 2055 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F8+BM
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Soesterberg - Soesterberg
MSN:
4381
YOM:
1941
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Soesterberg AFB on a mine laying operation off the British coast. While cruising at low height, it flew into a hillside at 350 feet and crashed into an empty bungalow at Furze Hill. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Kurt Tomczyk,
Gefr Ernst Kern,
Gefr Rolf Fischer,
Fw Hartmut Eucker.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-4 into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 22, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F8+DM
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Soesterberg - Soesterberg
MSN:
5537
YOM:
1942
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Soesterberg AFB on an operational sortie. It crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Lt Heinz-Wolf Krabbenhöft,
Uffz August Winkelbauer,
Fw Karl Pankehe,
Uffz Karl Jansen.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-4 at Soesterberg AFB: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F8+CM
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Soesterberg - Soesterberg
MSN:
4385
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances at Soesterberg AFB, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
Uffz N. Hildenbrand, pilot,
Ogfr W. Fingerhut, observer,
Uffz H. Mahlke, radio operator,
Uffz O. Strittmatter, air gunner.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-4 in Zeist

Date & Time: Oct 7, 1942 at 1630 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
U5+??
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Soesterberg - Soesterberg
MSN:
5450
YOM:
1942
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Soesterberg AFB on an operational sortie. While cruising at an altitude of 3,000 metres, it suffered an engine failure. The crew bailed out and abandoned the airplane that dove into the ground and crashed in Zeist. All four crew members parachuted to safety.
Crew:
Ogefr Gustav Dehmke, air gunner +3.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217 in Austerlitz: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 27, 1942 at 1359 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Soesterberg - Soesterberg
MSN:
5519
YOM:
1942
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew departed Soesterberg AFB on a local test flight. Shortly after takeoff, the airplane suffered engine problems and crashed in Austerlitz, about 6 km southeast of the airbase. The airplane was destroyed and both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw J. Krapf, pilot,
Gefr O. Jost, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Engine problems after takeoff.

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

Date & Time: Sep 24, 1942 at 1645 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F8+GP
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Soesterberg - Soesterberg
MSN:
5420
YOM:
1942
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local training sortie out from Soesterberg AFB when the airplane crashed in a field located in Leersum, about 17 km southeast of the airbase. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz. M. Biesemeier, pilot,
Ogfr G. Rentsch, observer,
Gefr H. Schmidt, radio operator,
Ogfr J. Hennermann, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Pilot error.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-4 off Happisburgh: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 19, 1942 at 1024 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F8+BN
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Soesterberg - Soesterberg
MSN:
5370
YOM:
1942
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Soesterberg AFB on a reconnaissance mission of the east English coast. At an altitude of 4,000 feet, it was shot down by a British fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 64 km northeast of Happisburgh. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
Oblt Adolf Wolf, pilot,
Ofw Erich Rösner, observer,
Uffz Walter Hamann, radio operator,
Fw Kurt Glatzel, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-4 at Soesterberg AFB: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 4, 1942 at 2102 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
PC+MZ
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Soesterberg - Soesterberg
MSN:
4303
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Soesterberg AFB, the airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed, bursting into flames. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw K. Tschepe, pilot,
Fw R. Brixius, radio operator,
Gfr A. Schweizer, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Engine failure after takeoff.