Accident Dornier Do 217 E-4 4241,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52045
 
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Date:Sunday 4 April 1943
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic d217 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Dornier Do 217 E-4
Owner/operator:3./KG 2 Luftwaffe
Registration: 4241
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:North Sea 20 km W of Vlissingen, Zeeland -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Gilze-Rijen airfield
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Absturz infolge Jägerbeschuss (crashed as a result of enemy fighter fire).

Operation: Feindflug (combat flight)
Call Sign: U5+BH
Crew:
Flugzeugführer Uffz. M. Hornung Luftwaffe Survived Wounded
Beobachter Ogfr. K. Schick Luftwaffe - mia
Bordfunker Uffz. E. Pape Luftwaffe - mia
Bordschütze Ogfr. W. Runde 57359/327 Luftwaffe Ysselsteyn BB-8-178

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2176&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
03-Apr-2018 13:53 TigerTimon Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
11-Dec-2019 17:04 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
13-Jun-2022 14:02 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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