| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 0030 |
| Military Code: | CH-EV |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Dornier Do 24 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Dornier Do 24 |
| Aircraft Version: | Dornier Do 24T-2 |
| Licence-built by: | Aviolanda |
| C/n (msn): | 0030 |
| Operator Titles: | Germany - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Wilhelm Arndt |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Mersa Matruh / Harbour [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Country: | Egypt |
| Photo Date: | 10 November 1942 to 20 November 1942 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 428894 |
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The Do 24 entered Luftwaffe service as an expensive rescue asset - the equivalent of today's heavy combat SAR helicopter. As such it saw action all around Europe. Built on the Dutch Do 24 production line, CH-EV was delivered to Seenotstaffel 7 in Athens in December 1941. It was damaged by Allied naval gunfire in this small Egyptian port on 12 August 1942, and declared a Totalverlust (total loss) on 28 August. The Allies retook Mersa Matruh during the Second Battle of El Alamein early in November. Photo by: MD Elias/Alexander Turnbull Library This photo was added on 9 January 2022, and has since been viewed 580 times. |