Losses Do 217 E4

[dahiot daniel]

Hello,

I'm looking for the loss of two Do 217 E4, both returned collided in flight. On 12 June 1944.
Loss, one on Mount SACON (Hautes-Pyrenees) and the other on Mount Fieurat (Unknown).

Without doubt the KG 100, based in Toulouse/Frankazal.

Thank you

[Chris Goss]

Were there casualties as I can see nothing on an initial look at KG 100 losses (or KG 2 for that matter)

[jvmasset]

Originally Posted by dahiot daniel

Hello,

I'm looking for the loss of two Do 217 E4, both returned collided in flight. On 12 June 1944.
Loss, one on Mount SACON (Hautes-Pyrenees) and the other on Mount Fieurat (Unknown).

Without doubt the KG 100, based in Toulouse/Frankazal.

Thank you

Incidentally, the Mont Sacon is more commonly known as Tourroc (near Mauléon-Barousse), and the crest line culminating at the Tourroc finishes 1 or 2 km away in Pic de Sarrat (Aragnouet). Condidering the near inability of the American or German clerks during WWII to spell French names properly, I would say this is a hell of a coincidence for crash locations after an aerial collision... 4 km away there is also the resting place of a SOE Halifax and its crew (pic du Douly). Ceremonies are still held at the crash site nowadays.
JV

[mjbollinger]

Hello,

I'd be surprised if these two were aircraft from KG 100. II./KG 100, which had operated the Do 217 E-5 (with a few Do 217 E-4s) had already begun transitioning to the He 177 by that time. The surviving Do 217 E-4 and E-5 aircraft of Staffel 6./KG 100 had been transitioned to III./KG 100 by that time, with 6./KG 100 and 8./KG 100 (also transitioning to the He 177) switching designations. III./KG 100 was equipped primarily with Do 217 K-3 and Do 217 M-11 aircraft. Its order-of-battle information indicates only one E-4 variant on roster at the start of June 1944 and it survived that month.

So it seems doubtful this aircraft was from II./KG 100 or III./KG 100. I can't speak to different Staffeln in KG 100.

Marty