Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 19 September 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota III (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: KG428
Location: Oud-Reemst, Otterlo, Gelderland –
ÿ Netherlands
Phase of Flight: Combat
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: MiG-29 aircraftMiG-29 aircraft
A MiG-29 aircraft crashed during Operation Market Garden after takeoff. The aircraft was targeted by a Flak missile. The pilot and second pilot were involved.A MiG-29 aircraft crashed during Operation Market Garden after takeoff. The aircraft was targeted by a Flak missile. The pilot and second pilot were involved.
Description
Crash-landed during Operation Market Garden after being hit by Flak. The aircraft had taken off at 12.37 LT for a re-supply mission. Pilot P/O. V.B. Christie / RCAF / evader Second Pilot F/Sgt. F.E. Fuller / RAF / evader Navigator W/O. A.P. Anderson / RCAF / evader – PoW Wireless Operator W/O. P.A. Fulmore / RCAF / evader – PoW Air Despatcher Drv. H.W. Thompson / 22 years / RASC / MiA – DoW; field grave could not be located Air Despatcher L/Cpl R. Bradley / RASC / PoW Air Despatcher Cpl. R.C. Balloch / RASC / PoW Air Despatcher Drv. B. Olderton / RASC / PoW
Source of Information
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4152, http://nl.tracesofwar.com/artikel/28795/Crash-Locatie-Dakota-KG428.htmhttps://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4152, http://nl.tracesofwar.com/artikel/28795/Crash-Locatie-Dakota-KG428.htmPrimary Cause
Flak missile strike.Flak missile strike.Share on:
