Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 17 September 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 43-15098
Location: Buspad, Reusel, Noord-Brabant –
ÿ Netherlands
Phase of Flight: Combat
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: C-47 transport aircraftC-47 transport aircraft
Category: Accident
A C-47 transport aircraft crashed in Reusel near the Buspad due to flak during Operation Market Garden. All paratroopers and three crewmen perished.A C-47 transport aircraft crashed in Reusel near the Buspad due to flak during Operation Market Garden. All paratroopers and three crewmen perished.
Description
The aircraft was due to drop paratroopers as part of Operation Market Garden when it was hit by flak. All paratroopers and three crewmen bailed out. The C-47 crashed in Reusel near the Buspad.
Source of Information
https://www.bhic.nl/ontdekken/verhalen/neergestorte-vliegtuigen-in-reusel-1940-1945, https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4077https://www.bhic.nl/ontdekken/verhalen/neergestorte-vliegtuigen-in-reusel-1940-1945, https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4077Primary Cause
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