Incident Overview
Date: Monday 18 September 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF 314TCG/50Sq
Registration Number: 43-15180
Location: Bonegraafseweg road, Ochten, Gelderland –
ÿ Netherlands
Phase of Flight: Combat
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 24 / Occupants: 24
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
A catastrophic air crash occurred during Operation Market Garden, resulting in the deaths of all six American crew members and eighteen British paratroopers. The aircraft was flying towards the drop zones west of Arnhem, Netherlands, when it was struck by a German Flak gun near Ochten.A catastrophic air crash occurred during Operation Market Garden, resulting in the deaths of all six American crew members and eighteen British paratroopers. The aircraft was flying towards the drop zones west of Arnhem, Netherlands, when it was struck by a German Flak gun near Ochten.
Description
Crashed during Operation Market Garden. All six American crew members and eighteen British paratroopers died. The aircraft was heading towards the drop zones west of Arnhem, the Netherlands when it was hit by German Flak near Ochten.
Source of Information
http://harringtonmuseum.org.uk/Aircraft%20lost%20on%20Allied%20Forces%20Special%20Duty%20Operations.pdf, http://en.tracesofwar.com/article/42929/Memorial-Skytrain-C-47A-43-15180.htm, https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4111http://harringtonmuseum.org.uk/Aircraft%20lost%20on%20Allied%20Forces%20Special%20Duty%20Operations.pdf, http://en.tracesofwar.com/article/42929/Memorial-Skytrain-C-47A-43-15180.htm, https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4111Primary Cause
German Flak gun fire.German Flak gun fire.Share on:
