Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 6 June 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota III (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: KG426
Location: Melville –
ÿ France
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: GliderGlider
A glider was shot down by German flak during the Normandy invasion, resulting from its towing.A glider was shot down by German flak during the Normandy invasion, resulting from its towing.
Description
Shot down by German flak during Normandy invasion (Operation Overlord). The glider it was towing had just been released.
Primary Cause
German flak fire.German flak fire.Share on:
