Luftwaffe Dornier Do-217E-4 4342

On the night of 17 December 1942, German bomber Do 217 4342 flying from its base at Deelen- Arnhem in Holland, crashed on the moors east of Northallerton while on a bombing raid on the city of York.

The Dornier struck a wall on Easterside Hill in what is now the North York Moors National Park, some 24 miles from its intended target.

All those on board were killed in the crash. The remains of the pilot and observer were never recovered.

We found just one small fragment of debris remaining (pictured above) which we buried close to the crash site.

CREW
Oberleutnant Rolf Hausner (or Häussner?) - pilot
Unteroffizier Sirius Erd - observer
Oberfeldwebel Hartwig Hupe - wireless operator
Oberfeldwebel Ernst Weiderer - engineer