Do 18 collision on 12 October 1942

[Laurent Rizzotti]

On 12 October 1942 two Do 18 of Fl.Waffenschule(See) Parow (Do 18 D-2 WNr 726 SD+IK and Do 18 H WNr 788 PF+AV) were lost in a collision.

I would like to have more details about this: crew fate and names if available, location of the incident, etc... Especially interested if it was an air collision or not.

Thanks in advance

Laurent

[Matti Salonen]

1942-10-12, Fl.Waffenschule (See) 1 Parow, Do 18D-2, 726, SD+IK, Bei Arcona, Zusammenstoß in der Luft mit Do 18H, Werk.-Nr. 788. Bruch 95 %.
Flugzeugführer Uffz Siggelkow, Karl, tot
Beobachterschüler Lt Volkhardt, Karl, vermißt
Bordfunker Uffz Mittl, Erich, tot
Bordmechaniker Fw Mausberg, Emil, tot
1942-10-12, Fl.Waffenschule (See) 1 Parow, Do 18H, 788, PF+AV, Bei Arcona, Zusammenstoß in der Luft mit Do 18D-3, Werk.-Nr. 726. Bruch 95 %.
Flugzeugführer Lt Lübker, Werner, tot
Beobachterschüler Lt Stumm, Friedrich, tot
Bordfunker Uffz Silbe, Gerhard, tot
Bordmechaniker Uffz Nietzsche, Willibald, tot

Matti

[Laurent Rizzotti]

Thanks Matti for the quick answer !

I guess Arcona in your replay is Arkona, on the island of Rügen in the Baltic. I suspect from the names of a list of German ships that is was written with a c in the past (at least up to 1945) and is written with a k now.

Do you have details if the aircraft crashed at land or in the sea ? Latter could be possible as one crew was missing.

[Matti Salonen]

Right. On the north tip of Rügen.
I have no exact info, but as you say, crash in the sea is most probable because of a missing crew member.

Matti

[Laurent Rizzotti]

Thanks again