Incident Overview

Date: Sunday 17 September 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-75-DL Skytrain
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF – 440TCG/96TCS
Registration Number: 42-100965
Location: Hoeven, Noord-Brabant – ÿ Netherlands
Phase of Flight: Combat
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: C-47A aircraft, specifically props, gear case, roof, and pilot’s bulkhead.C-47A aircraft, specifically props, gear case, roof, and pilot’s bulkhead.
Category: Accident
Narrative
A C-47A aircraft crashed near Tilburg, Netherlands, during Operation Market Garden. The aircraft sustained significant damage, including torn props and a roof from the pilot’s bulkhead, and subsequently ditched in the North Sea. Survivors included the navigator, who was captured, and the entire crew escaped detection for six weeks before returning to American lines.A C-47A aircraft crashed near Tilburg, Netherlands, during Operation Market Garden. The aircraft sustained significant damage, including torn props and a roof from the pilot’s bulkhead, and subsequently ditched in the North Sea. Survivors included the navigator, who was captured, and the entire crew escaped detection for six weeks before returning to American lines.

Description

The C-47A was operating on a paradrop mission over the Netherlands during Operation Market Garden. Near Tilburg the airplane reportedly crashed into the rear of USAAF Douglas C-47A 42-100517 (msn 18980). The right hand prop and gear case of 42-100517 were torn off. Also, the roof was torn off from the pilot’s bulkhead to the rear. The airplane continued on one engine, and later ditched in the North Sea. Aircraft 42-100965 (“Miss Yank”) was seen to crash near Hoeven. All crew members survived. Except for the navigator, who was captured by the Germans, the entire crew escaped detection for six weeks before making their way back to American lines. The aircraft was claimed shot down by the leichte Flak-Abteilung 959, a light AA unit.

Source of Information

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4069https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4069

Primary Cause

Aircraft damage and subsequent loss of control during a mission.Aircraft damage and subsequent loss of control during a mission.

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