ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 192705
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| Date: | Sunday 10 January 1943 |
| Time: | 11:40 |
| Type: | Dornier Do 18G |
| Owner/operator: | SS 2 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | V847 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cherbourg, Manche -
 France
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Cherbourg-See naval station |
| Brest-Poulmic naval station |
At 1140 hrs on 10 January 1943 the Do 18 G V847 of Seenotstaffel 2 was taking off from Cherbourg for a ferry flight to Brest but the take off failed and the aircraft hit the outer mole of the harbour and was damaged beyond repair (at 70%). One crew, Uffz. Johann Schetter (flight engineer), was wounded.
Seenotstaffel 2. Luftwaffe
Sources:
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.historisches-marinearchiv.de/projekte/luftwaffenfahrzeuge/luftwaffen_fahrzeuge_seeflugzeuge/ausgabe.php?flugtyp=Dornier&where_value=880]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherbourg-Octeville
http://www.maplandia.com/france/basse-normandie/manche/cherbourg/cherbourg/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2017 09:44 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 10-Jan-2018 20:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 17-Dec-2019 22:01 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 26-Jun-2021 07:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
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