ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230403
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 February 1942 |
| Time: | 13:37 LT |
| Type: |  Dornier Do 217 E-4 |
| Owner/operator: | 7./KG 2 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 5342 |
| MSN: | U5+KR, weisse K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea east of Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Schiphol airfield (NL) |
Feindflug - operational sortie to the east coast of England.
The aircraft was shot down in aerial combat with 609 Squadron Spitfires. F/O DuMonceau was credited with the victory.
The four crew members are all missing in action:
(FF) Leutnant Erich Palm
(B) Feldwebel Rudolf Mühlbach
(Bf) Unteroffizier Arthur Hoffmann
(Bm) Obergefreiter Reinhard Kammerath
Sources:
GQM (#5); Balke, KG2, II, s.427
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2019 20:38 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 04-Nov-2019 20:40 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Mar-2020 09:02 | DB | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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