ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236142
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| Date: | Wednesday 19 August 1942 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Dornier Do 217 E-4 |
| Owner/operator: | 1./KG 2 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 5376 |
| MSN: | U5+MH, weisse M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Varengeville-sur-Mer (sports field), Seine-Maritime département -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Gilze-Rijen airfield, the Netherlands |
Feindflug - operational sortie to Dieppe in the Seine-Maritime département, against Operation Jubilee.
The aircraft failed to return due to aerial combat with Spitfires from 401 Squadron RCAF. There were at least two fatalities.
Sources:
GQM (#6-10); GQM (09.09.42 Ber. "f" / 25.09.42 Ber. "cc"); Balke, KG2, II, page 438; VDK
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-May-2020 15:15 | TigerTimon | Added |
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