ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244645
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 April 1940 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: | Dornier Do 18D |
| Owner/operator: | 1./Kü.Fl.Gr.406 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | - |
| MSN: | K6+FH |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, off the Norwegian coast -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hörnum sea plane air station, island of Sylt, South Schleswig, Germany. |
| Hörnum sea plane air station, island of Sylt, South Schleswig, Germany. |
The Dornier flying boat was shot down on the 17th April 1940 by Blackburn Skua's from 803 Sqn. Royal Navy, FAA, RNAS Hatston, Orkney Islands, Scotland, while it was shadowing the cruiser HMS Suffolk, that had been damaged by Luftwaffe bombers when bombarding the Norwegian Coast.
Sources:
https://dingeraviation.net//skuaroc/norway.htm#:~:text=The%20Germans%20invaded%20Norway%20on,the%20K%C3%B6nigsberg%20in%20Bergen%20harbour.&text=On%20the%2012th%20of%20April,on%20shipping%20in%20Bergen%20harbour.
https://www.asisbiz.com/Luftwaffe/kflgr406.html
https://www.forgottenairfields.com/airfield-heornum-325.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Suffolk_(55)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dornier_Do_18
http://www.airwar.ru/history/av2ww/allies/skua/skua.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2020 14:59 | Peter Clarke | Added |
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