Thread: Do18s lost Norway 17 April 1940
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Old 7th December 2007, 16:04
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Re: Do18s lost Norway 17 April 1940
On 17.04.1940 the Do 18D-3 W.Nr. 836 (delivered from Weser in January 1939) of 1./406 (K6+FH) was damaged in combat with a Skua from No. 801 Sq. FAA. The aircraft tried to make a forced landing in open sea but crashed killing all four on board. The location was reported as Pl.Qu. 2757. It was in the North Sea not far from HMS "Suffolk".
Lt.z.See Max Keil (B) killed
Fw. Karl Petersen (F) killed
Fk.Obgefr. Werner Merg (Hilfs-Beob.) killed
Uffz. Jacob Ims (Bm) killed
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