Do 217 K-1 of Major Horst Kingler - 11 Sept 1943

[Adriano Baumgartner]

Good morning to all members.

Am looking for details of the crew and werknummer + codes of the Dornier Do 217 K-1 flown by Major Horst Klinger on the night of 11 September 1943.

The machine (from Nachtaufkl.St. 3) was shot down or crashed 3 km NNE of Klopitsy/68 km SW of Leningrad.

I can not find on the books I do have anything about the machine and crew.

Thank you in advance,
A.

[Chris Goss]

Do 217 K-1, 4618, K7+KL. Fw Jan Komarek-F, Hptm Horst Klinger-B (Gr Kdr FAGr 1), Lt Fritz Dittrich-B and Uffz Bruno Gabriel-BS all killed and buried at Ropscha. Fw Hans Schwabe-BF-injured. No mention of enemy action just crashed and burned

[Adriano Baumgartner]

Thank you so much Chris.

[Chris Goss]

Note I have Klinger not Kingler?

[Adriano Baumgartner]

Typpo of my part Chris....KLINGER, Horst, born 30 November 1913 at Köslin. Sorry for the typpo. My fault.

[Adriano Baumgartner]

I know this is a tricky question but was the Do 217 K prone to "engine fire in flight" like the He 177?

I understand it depended on the kind of maintenance held at Staffeln or Gruppe (or even Base) level...and that the He 177's problem was mainly a project fault.

There are many probabilities for such a crash at night...without enemy action.