Monument record MLI125083 - Dornier Do 217-E4 Aircraft Crash Site, North Thoresby

Summary

Crash site of a Dornier Do 217-E4 bomber aircraft, to the north-east of North Thoresby. The aircraft was designated 5590, and crashed during the Second World War.

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  • None recorded

Full Description

A German Luftwaffe Dornier Do 217-E4 crashed to the north-east of North Thoresby on the 15th of March 1943. The aircraft was designated 5590 (U5+LP) of 6/KG2 squadron (KG, Kampfgeschwader, was a Luftwaffe organisational unit). It crossed the coast at Donna Nook but was shot down by anti-aircraft coastal batteries. Three of its crew members were captured and taken to RAF North Coates. {1}{2} The crash site was confirmed in early 2015, after a metal detecting survey revealed an area of magnetic anomalies in this location. Small pieces of wreckage were also found on the site. A licence to excavate the remains was subsequently applied for, but was refused by the Ministry of Defence, due to the chance of unexploded ordnance possibly remaining at the site. {3}

Sources/Archives (3)

  •  Electronic Communication: Ministry of Defence. 2015. E-mail Regarding Crashed German Dornier Do 217 Aircraft. 02/06/2015.
  •  Website: Bomber County Aviation Resource. 2008->. Bomber County Aviation Resource. http://www.bcar.org.uk/index. 1943 Crash Log.
  •  Electronic Communication: Lincolnshire Aircraft Recovery Group. 2017. E-mail from the Lincolnshire Aircraft Recovery Group. 16/06/2017.

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Grid reference TF 299 992 (point) Estimated from sources
Civil Parish NORTH THORESBY, EAST LINDSEY, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Record last edited

Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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