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Aircraft History Built by Dornier Flugzeugwerke in Friedrichshafen, Germany. Werknummern 784 (Werk Nr 784). Registered in Germany as D-AYWI. Purchased by Marine-Luchtvaartdienst (MLD) as one of eleven flying boats for the Marineluchtvaartdienst (Netherlands Naval Aviation Service). Before shipment overseas, this aircraft was converted into a Do 24K-1 variant. In Dutch service, designated Do 24K-1 serial number X-23. On April 21, 1939 flown from Germany to Papendrecht, Netherlands. Delivered to the Marine-Luchtvaartdienst (MLD). During 1939, loaded as cargo aboard Bantam and shipped to the Netherlands East Indies (NEI). Wartime History On January 29, 1942 assigned to Group Aircraft 6 (GVT 6) as a replacement after the loss of Do 24K-1 X-29. On February 7, 1942 transfered to Koepang Seaplane Base with Do 24K-1 X-3 to pick up a crew from GVT 7 and transport them to Morokrembangan Seaplane Base in eastern Java. On March 1, 1942 transfered with Do 24 X-3 and Do 24 X-28 to Lengkong in western Java. On March 2, 1942 departs Lengkong in Java on an overnight evacuation flight bound for Roebuck Bay off Broome in Western Australia and arrived in the early morning of March 3, 1942. Mission History On March 3, 1942 while moored in Roebuck Bay off Broome at 9:20am strafed by A6M2 Zeros from 3rd Kokutai that set it on fire and sank it into shallow water. Wreckage The wreckage of this flying boat remained partially sunk in Roebuck Bay off Broome. By 1981, the propeller blades were removed by vandals but the control column was intact and a mooring hook and pistol were found inside by Stan Gajda. Stan Gajda visited in 1981: "The X-23 had a lot of stuff on the hull floor covered by 3' of sand and mud." References Dornier24.com - Werknummern 784 (Dornier) Dutch Institute for Naval History Do 24 X-1 passenger list Thanks to Stan Gajda and Jan Willem Piers for additional information Contribute
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