Dornier Do24 Flying-Boat for RAF Museum?

how did they get it to Holland, air or sea? Must have been quite a job, crash and smash were involved I assume?

By lorry, I guess the chunnel wasn’t ready yet at the time so a ferry would have been very convient.

Cheers

Cees

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how did they get it to Holland, air or sea? Must have been quite a job, crash and smash were involved I assume?

This Do24 seems to have gained a front turret since it left Hendon.

Also, does anybody know if this Do24 was re-engined in Spanish service or are the original Bramo-Fafnir 323 engines still fitted?

Aviation museums have finate amounts of space for displaying large artefacts such as aircraft – the Do 24 takes up a lot space! I’m not sure it would fit in the BoB hall.

Holland seems a very good temporary home for it – as already mentioned they were used extensively in the dutch east indies.

I thought that maybe I had confused the Do24 with the Do18, He59 or He115 flying-boats used by the Luftwaffe (and other services) during the Battle-of-Britain but the Do24 certainly was used.

The link below is to a photo of Do24 D-APDA that was used by Seenotflugkommando 1 for search-and-rescue work in the channel in August 1940. For me this is an interesting, controversial but largely unknown aspect of the battle.

http://dornier24.com/images/pages/Do-24_p253.html

I think the Do24 in this scheme would make a fascinating addition to the collection at Hendon and help keep it the museum commemorating the Battle-of-Britain.

A 42 year loan would seem pretty permanent to me, however I do understand how appropriate this aircraft is to the Netherlands.

Thanks for the photos by the way. 🙂

Yes it’s very appropriate to have this wonderful aircraft in the Militair Luchtvaartmuseum in the Netherlands. This is only one of the good reasons for me to visit this museum once or twice a year.

Lynn,

You are oh so right:p
I heard that the loan agreement also entails an extension for another
21 years after the first term has expired. So she will stay put for the
time being.
She is an impressive exhibit being on display in Dutch livery.
Cheers

Cees

The Dutch used the Do 24K in the Dutch East Indies at the beginning of the Pacific campaign, with five being lost in a surprise Japanese attack at Broome in Western Australia on 3 Mar 1942… X-1, X-3, X-20, X-23, and X-28. These aircraft had participated in the evacuation of the NEI, and were packed with civilians (mostly women and children), many of whom were killed in the attack.

Ref: http://home.st.net.au/~dunn/wa12.htm

The Dornier absolutely belongs on display in Holland.

Lynn

Creaking Door

Yes, it’s on an 21 year loan IIRC. When the Do-24 was on display at Hendon there was a lot of flap about it’s presence there. Wasted space etc. The Do-24 was originally designed after a Dutch specification. I don’t think that the Do-24 was used during the Battle of Britain but the Heinkel 159 was.

Personally I think a Do-24 at Hendon is a waste of space indeed:cool:
But it’s still Hendon’s property so who knows.

But I am biased of course:D

Cees

Taken with a old camera back in 1990