Do18 loss off the south coast of Ireland 15.09.40
 

I am looking for information on a Do18 K6+FL wrk nr. 810 of 3./KuFIGR 406 which crashed off the south coast of Ireland on September 15 , 1940 . This flying boat crashed during take-off , earlier it and two other Do18's were seen landing on the sea .The crew were rescued from the sea by their kamerads . I would be very grateful for any help , thanks.

Re: Do18 loss off the south coast of Ireland 15.09.40
 

Can anybody help please ?????????????

Re: Do18 loss off the south coast of Ireland 15.09.40
 

The question has been asked before on this forum, to save people repeating themselves.

Did you get my emails and PM etc?

Dennis

Re: Do18 loss off the south coast of Ireland 15.09.40
 

Thanks for the post Dennis , can you please tell me where this topic was posted before ? Yes , many thanks I got you email .Sorry for not getting back to you . Talk soon.

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Sorry Justin,

the link was supposed to have been in the last message, I'll see if it pastes in now:

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=5820

Should be above there now.

Re: Do18 loss off the south coast of Ireland 15.09.40
 

Cheers Dennis , many thanks for the link .Hope you got my PM ok ? Please keep in touch .

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hi, This has always been a difficult one to solve. There is no file on this incident in Irish military Archives in Dublin. even though it was observed by the Look Out Posts in that area. I imagine that the answer will have to found somewhere in the German archives.
schnellmeyer, do we know one and other? Justin-----the Kingdom ??
regards
Tony K

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Hi Tony , thanks for your post .I guess I will just have to try my friend in Germany to see if he can help me . Tony if this incident was observed by the LOP was there any mention of it in their log book ?
Regards
Justin " The Kingdom " .

Re: Do18 loss off the south coast of Ireland 15.09.40
 

Justin,
There is no record in Irish sources that I know of that records this incident. We do not have a time frame, the DRS reports do not mention it but do list that LOP's Carnsore and Greenore reported a few incidents of two aircraft flying in an easterly course but that is all. This prompts me to question from what source did the incident originate from. Perhaps your German contact may be able to help.If the three Do18's were holding on the sea to the south of the Saltees, it would have been difficult to observe them from the LOP's.
Regards
Tony K