Do217 II/KG40 lost 21 August 1941 and 5 February 1942

[keith A]

Can anyone give me details of this aircraft, lost after an attack by a 257 Squadron Hurricane off Lowestoft at 2110 (Fighter Command War Diaries Vol.2)

I am also looking for details of a second Do217 of 5./KG40 lost off Spurn Head on 5 February 1942 to Hurricanes of 253 and Spitfires of 133 Squadrons (FCWD Pt.3)

regards

Keith

[Rottler]

Hello Keith,

21 August 1941, loss of 6./KG 40:
Verlustmeldung Gen.Qu. from 24 August 1941 No. 33
21.8. II./KG 40 Feindflug
Ort: Ostküste England
Ursache: unbekannt
Do 217 E-1 WNr. 99 F8+BP 100%
F Lt Hans Röpke vermisst
Bo Uffz Heinz Schukowski vermisst
Bf Gefr Paul Erwin vermisst
Bs Gefr Franz Liebscher vermisst.

5 February 1942, loss of 5./KG 40:
Verlustmeldung Gen.Qu. from 7 February 1942 No. 6, corrections from 15 February and 24 February 1942
5.2. II./KG 40 Feindflug
Ort: unbekannt
Ursache: unbekannt
Do 217 E-4 WNr. 5357 F8+KN 100%
F Lt Gerrit Roosen vermisst
B Uffz Hermann Füchtner vermisst
Bf Fw Leopold Hohmann vermisst
Bm Uffz Ferdinand Lischka vermisst.

In the NVM probably are more details.

Regards
Leo

[Chris Goss]

NVM adds no more

[keith A]

Many thanks

regards

Keith

[Stig Jarlevik]

Leo

I don't have any Do 217 WNr 99 in my files.
Which aircraft was that?

Cheers
Stig

[Rottler]

Hi Stig,

I have quoted the entry in the Verlustmeldung of the Gen.Qu. „99“, which is of course an incomplete Werknummer. In comparison with other Do 217 E-1 losses the complete Werknummer was either 1099 or 5099.

Regards
Leo

[gogh]

Do 217 E-4 WNr. 5357 F8+KN 100%

on this site first given as 5367

??

[Rottler]

In the Gen.Qu. loss report from 7 February 1942 No. 6 is listed "Do 217 E-4 5337".
In the correction from 24 February 1942 k) is noted:
"Ändere Werknummer 5337 in: 5357".

Cheers
Leo

[Stig Jarlevik]

Thanks Leo

Yes it seems it has to be one of those two. Always good with some kind of back up...

Cheers
Stig