Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 7 June 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-85-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 43-15615
Location: Cottesmore RAF Station ? –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants:
Component Affected: C-47 transport planesC-47 transport planes
Category: Accident
A large formation of C-47 transport planes collided during a supply dropping mission to Normandy, resulting in a collision.A large formation of C-47 transport planes collided during a supply dropping mission to Normandy, resulting in a collision.
Description
Two C-47 transport planes collided as they were lining up for takeoff. The aircraft were part of a large formation of aircraft on a supply dropping mission to Normandy.
Primary Cause
Formation flying and potential navigational errors within a large formation of aircraft.Formation flying and potential navigational errors within a large formation of aircraft.Share on:
