Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 17 September 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF – 313TCG/49Sq
Registration Number: 43-16049
Location: Wyler, Kranenburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: Combat
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A pilot on a flight over Groesbeek was struck by a flock of aircraft. The pilot was identified as Lieutenant N/A, and the co-pilot was Pilot 1/Lt. Baldwin Jr. The radio operator and T/Sgt. Harrison were also involved.A pilot on a flight over Groesbeek was struck by a flock of aircraft. The pilot was identified as Lieutenant N/A, and the co-pilot was Pilot 1/Lt. Baldwin Jr. The radio operator and T/Sgt. Harrison were also involved.
Description
Hit by Flak over Groesbeek. Pilot 1/Lt. N.A. Baldwin Jr / KiA Co-Pilot 2/Lt. B.M. Squire / PoW Radio Operator Cpl. W.H. Armstrong / KiA Crew Chief T/Sgt. G.T. Harrison / PoW – killed
Source of Information
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4052https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4052Primary Cause
Collision with a flock of aircraft.Collision with a flock of aircraft.Share on:
