Mid-air collision Incident Dornier Do 217 M-1 5661,
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Date:Friday 3 September 1943
Time:22:32
Type:Silhouette image of generic d217 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Dornier Do 217 M-1
Owner/operator:Stab III./KG 2 Luftwaffe
Registration: 5661
MSN: U5+ST
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Gilze-Rijen Airfield, Noord-Brabant -   Netherlands
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Gilze-Rijen airfield
Destination airport:Feindflug - operational sortie - mine-laying English Channel
Narrative:
Collided with Bf 110 G-4 'G9+DH' during landing. The Bf 110 was taking off.

Damage: 50%

Flugzeugführer Hptm. A. Schreiweis / Gruppenkommandeur; slightly wounded
Beobachter Ofw. R. Boing / no injuries
Bordfunker Ofw. W. Diller / no injuries
Bordmechaniker Ofw. K. Staudte / slightly wounded

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2869&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
30-Aug-2018 16:47 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
30-Aug-2018 16:48 TigerTimon Updated [Other fatalities]
11-Dec-2019 16:49 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
08-May-2021 18:36 TigerTimon Updated [Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
16-Jun-2022 05:20 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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