ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230406
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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: | 5340 |
| MSN: | U5+FT, gelbe F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel - 50°02'30.0 - |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Schiphol airfield (NL) |
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. U5+FT suffered engine trouble and fell aside, hitting U5+KT. There were no survivors, all eight are missing in action.
(FF) Oberleutnant Hermann Rueß
(B) Unteroffizier Egon Winzer
(Bf) Feldwebel Werner Haufe
(Bm) Obergefreiter Heinz Wieland
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2019 20:56 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 11-Mar-2020 21:27 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
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