Axis airmen rescued by German U-boats

[Rainer]

U-17 (Kptlt Udo Behrens) rescued all four crewmen of a drifting Dornier Do 18 in M.Qu. AN 2755 (approx. 59°33'N, 01°24'E, about 100 nautical miles south-east of Shetland Islands) at 0533hrs on 26 April 1940. Unable to take it in tow the U-boat scuttled the flying boat with gunfire at 0615hrs.

1940-04-25, 2./KüFlGr 406, Do 18 G, V 856, K6+DK
Emergency landing at sea (cause?), loss 100% (possibly shot down by a Blenheim of 110 Sqn RAF)
ObltzS Lorentz, survived
Oblt Grunwald, survived
Fw Brummer, survived
Uffz Alde, survived

[Rainer]

U-47 (Kptlt Günther Prien) rescued three airmen from a rubber dinghy in M.Qu. AN 2757 (approx. 59°27'N, 01°12'E, about 100 nautical miles south-east of Shetland Islands) at 0800hrs on 6 June 1940. Survivors stated that their Dornier flying boat was shot down in aerial combat on 4 June, the Beobachter being killed by a head shot and the Bordfunker wounded.

1940-06-04, 2./KüFlGr 906, Do 18 D-3, 790, 8L+LK
Shot down in aerial combat, loss 100% (shot down by Blenheim R3629 of 254 Sqn RAF, FltLt Mitchell, at 1620hrs)
Beobachter LtdR Weinling, Hans, +
Flugzeugführer Ofw Lippert, Bernhard, survived
Bordmechaniker Fw Klare, survived
Bordfunker Uffz Stöckinger, Karl, wounded (flesh wound to the shoulder and a bullet through the calf)

[robert]

Hi Rainer,

thanks for these information`s.

Regards

Robert