Loss Do 217 Wnr 5598 3./KG2 on 9/10th March 1943

[Hans Nauta]

Dear all,

In the evening of 9th March 1943 at 22.40 hrs Do 217E-4 U5+CL Wnr 5598 of 3./KG2 crashed near Zaandam, The Netherlands.

FF Ofw Erich Schreiber was found dead near the wreckage. He was buried on 13th March 1943 at Amsterdam. The body of BF Gefr Hans Helfensteller was found in 1956 during the recovery of the wreckage.

I wonder if someone has acces to the Namentliche Velustmeldung or General Quartermeister Returns for the names of the other two crew members who managed to bail out?

Thanks in advance for your effort,
Hans Nauta

P.S. Yes, I've Balke's work on my shelves, no more info in there as listed above, unfortunately.

[Brian Bines]

Hi Hans,

The Luftwaffe QM returns only shows the two crewmen as named by you already, w.n. is shown as 5597. The other two are shown as baling out safe, so I do not believe they would be shown on the NVM either,

Regards

Brian Bines

[Hans Nauta]

Hello Brian,

Thanks again for checking data!

Best wishes,

Hans Nauta