ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 299516
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| Date: | Monday 26 October 1942 |
| Time: | 12:45 LT |
| Type: |  Dornier Do 217 E-4 |
| Owner/operator: | 8./KG 2 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 4289 |
| MSN: | U5+IS, rote I |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 350 Squadron dispersal at RAF Southend, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Deelen airfield, the Netherlands |
Takeoff at 12:33 hrs (local time) for an operation against the Skefko ball-bearing works at Luton.
The Dornier crossed in NE of Southend at c. 200ft and is reported to have dropped 4 bombs near Rochford Hospital. It then made a left-hand turn that took it over Southend aerodrome. Light AA from the aerodrome defences is thought to have killed the pilot. The aircraft hit the ground, skidded across the 'drome and crashed into a dispersal hut. Three of the crew were killed in the crash but the W/T Op (Gefr. Heinz Kautz) was thrown clear and escaped with serious injuries. He died in a UK hospital on 25 January 1943.
On the ground, W/O Dyon (Technical Officer) was killed and 2 other mechanics were wounded.
(FF) Unteroffizier Schumann, Rudolf
(B) Gefreiter Deiring, Richard
(Bf) Gefreiter Kautz, Heinz
(Bm) Gefreiter Fährmann, Erich
Sources:
TOCH forum - http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=2477&highlight=Rochford
GQM (#7); Blitz T&N, page 182; Balke, KG2, II, page 444
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=2477&highlight=Rochford
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Oct-2022 08:02 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 20-Oct-2022 08:04 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative] |
| 25-Oct-2022 19:10 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 25-Oct-2022 19:16 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time] |
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