ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230405
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| Date: | Thursday 12 February 1942 |
| Time: | 13:13 |
| Type: |  Dornier Do 217 E-4 |
| Owner/operator: | 9./KG 2 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 5344 |
| MSN: | U5+KT, gelbe K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel - 50°02'30.0 - |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Schiphol airfield, the Netherlands |
Dorniers of III./KG 2 also participated in the Donnerkeil operation on the 12th of February.
Two of them collided in mid-air over the Channel. There were no survivors, all eight are missing in action.
(FF) Unteroffizier Helmuth Meier
(B) Unteroffizier Herbert Stütelberg
(Bf) Gefreiter Karl Schnelle
(Bm) Unteroffizier August Seif
Sources:
Balke, KG2, II, s.427
Google Maps
http://submarine-at-war.ru/docs/gradnetz_eng.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 August 1942 | 5447 | 9./KG 2 Luftwaffe | English Channel off Dieppe, Seine-Maritime département |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2019 20:50 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 04-Nov-2019 20:51 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
| 09-Dec-2019 16:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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