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Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z-4 near Neubrandenburg: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 11, 1942 at 0940 LT
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.17
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Neubrandenburg - Neubrandenburg
MSN:
1180
Location:
Neubrandenburg
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew departed Neubrandenburg-Trollenhagen Airbase on a local training flight. Following engine problems, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed 3 km southwest of Neubrandenburg, bursting into flames. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Reinhold Koristka, pilot,
Lt Gerhard Heintz, student pilot,
Uffz Udo Krüger, radio operator,
Ogfr August Schäfer, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Engine problems in flight.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17P in Melun-Villaroche: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 19, 1942 at 1020 LT
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.17
Operator:
Registration:
3E+PU
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
1064
Location:
Melun-Villaroche
Seine-et-Marne
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near Melun-Villaroche Airport. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Heinrich Frintrop, pilot,
Fw Siegfried Freitag, observer,
Ofw Heinz Berlau, radio operator,
Fw Ruppert Mebes, mechanic.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17M in Oslo: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 29, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.17
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
2228
Location:
Oslo
Oslo City
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Oslo. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Heinrich Ehler, pilot,
Ogefr Albin Hecke, radio operator,
Ogefr Egon Schömer, mechanic.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17P in Kuusamo: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 30, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.17
Operator:
Registration:
1R+CH
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
3547
YOM:
1938
Location:
Kuusamo
Northern Ostrobothnia
Country:
Finland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Kuusamo, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
Uffz Albert Roch, pilot,
Obfw Bruno Trennert, observer,
Fw Rudolf Hesse, radio operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17E in Borów Wielki: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1942 at 1500 LT
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.17
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1016
Location:
Borów Wielki
Lubusz Voivodeship (Lubuskie)
Country:
Poland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed in Borów Wielki, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
Uffz Bernhard Behrend, pilot,
Uffz Kurt Marschner, observer,
Uffz Herbert Liewald, radio operator.
Probable cause:
Pilot error.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17 E in Ramsenthal: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 16, 1942 at 1530 LT
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.17
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Bayreuth - Bayreuth
MSN:
914
Location:
Ramsenthal
Bavaria
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Bayreuth Airport for a local training mission. In flight, the airplane suffered engine trouble and crashed in Ramsenthal, less than 5 km northwest of the airfield. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Fw Otto Jarmatz, pilot, †
Ofw Alfred Pönitz, mechanic. †
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z-3 in Halen: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 18, 1942 at 2213 LT
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.17
Operator:
Registration:
U5+IW
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Achmer - Achmer
MSN:
2864
Location:
Halen
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Achmer Airfield on a training exercise. While cruising at night, it went out of control and crashed near Halen, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Uffz Walter Weihs, pilot,
Gefr Helmut Repper, observer,
Gefr Willibald Woske, radio operator,
Gefr Josef Karner, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Pilot error.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17 in Kollnbrunn: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 9, 1942 at 1045 LT
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.17
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
3094
Location:
Kollnbrunn
Lower Austria
Country:
Austria
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances near Kollnbrunn, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Uffz Adolf Gebauer, pilot,
Uffz Rudolf Wenzl, radio operator,
Ogfr Josef Kerscher, mechanic.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17P in Studenov: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.17
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
3550
YOM:
1938
Location:
Studenov
Liberec Region (Liberecký kraj)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
One of the engine caught fire in flight. After passing over Rokytnice nad Jizerou, the pilot made a 180 turn then the airplane went out of control and crashed in Studenov. All three crew members were killed as well as two people on the ground.
Crew:
Ofw Günther Weissbach, pilot,
Oblt Willi Tornuschat, observer,
Gefr Willi Hecht, air gunner.
Those killed on ground were Mrs. Fröhnel and her son Herbert.
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