Mystery Do 17Z-2 crash

[grvreijn]

Haid, H. Lt 3/KG-30 Do 17Z-2 Werk # 4203 (lost 11/27/40) Bomber Operational Clasp His Do 17 crashed at Hellevoetslius Holland on 27 November, 1940, cause and pilot/crew disposition unknown. (DeSwart)

Who knows more about this pilot, the cause of the crash and the exact crash location.

[Bas Maathuis]

grvreijn,

From the Dutch Airwar Studygroup archive:

Do 217 Z-2, Wn 4203 of 3./KG 3 crashed west of Hellevoetsluis after "Feindflug, Absturtz mit Aufschlagbrand". Date 27 nov 1940
Ff Lt. H. Haid, buried Lommel Belgium grave 49-165
Be Lt. H. Rabe, buried Lommel Belgium grave 49-115
Bf Uffz. A. Hitzek, buried Lommel Belgium grave 49-181
Bs Gfr. H. Juling, buried Lommel Belgium grave 49-187

All crew initially buried at La Bruyere cemetery near Culot.
Reburied Lommel Block 49

[Chris Goss]

Do 217?

[Peter Cornwell]

3./KG3 Dornier Do17Z-2 (4203). Crashed and burned out at Hellevoetsluis following sortie, cause unknown but probably that attacked by Red Section of No.17 Squadron (P/O L.W. Stevens and Sgt J. McPhee) off Felixstowe 8.38 a.m. FF Lt Hannes Haid, BO Lt Heinz Rabe, BF Uffz Alfred Hitzek, and BS Gefr Heinrich Juling all killed. Aircraft 100% write-off.

[grvreijn]

Many thanks to all of you!

[Bas Maathuis]

Hi Chris,

Typo, you're right, should be Do 17 Z-2

Thanks.

[BC]

Some local gen:

Felixstowe War Diary:

229) Wednesday 27th November 1940, 0840 - H.E. bombs, number and size not known, dropped in sea off Orfordness. Enemy 'plane shot down by Hurricane fighter.

Police reports:

27.11.40, 0842 hours, 10 HE's dropped in sea 2 1/2miles SE of Orfordness Lighthouse, 1 mile from beach. Jettisoned by enemy aircraft. 3 RAF fighters in vicinity. Great deal of machine-gun fire heard above clouds.

Presumably these relate to the same incident.

Regards,

BC