Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 17 September 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF – 441TCG/100Sq
Registration Number: 43-15102
Location: Groesbeek, Gelderland –
ÿ Netherlands
Phase of Flight: Combat
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: ParachuteParachute
Category: Accident
A pilot, B.J. Connelly, was struck by a flock of snowflakes during a parachute drop mission. The pilot, along with two other pilots, W.J. O’Connor and C.E. Zeitz, were in the co-pilot seat. Sgt. H.L. Cooper served as the crew chief.A pilot, B.J. Connelly, was struck by a flock of snowflakes during a parachute drop mission. The pilot, along with two other pilots, W.J. O’Connor and C.E. Zeitz, were in the co-pilot seat. Sgt. H.L. Cooper served as the crew chief.
Description
Hit by Flak during a parachute drop mission. Pilot 1/Lt. B.J. Connelly / KiA Co-Pilot 2/Lt. W.J. O’Connor / KiA Navigator 2/Lt. C.E. Zeitz / KiA Radio Operator Sgt. H.L. Cooper / KiA Crew Chief S/Sgt. J.G. Lockwood / evader
Source of Information
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4072https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4072Primary Cause
Snowfall during a parachute drop mission.Snowfall during a parachute drop mission.Share on:
