Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 21 September 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-20-DK Skytrain (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF – 315TCG/309TCS
Registration Number: 42-93029
Location: Bergerdensestraat street, Bemmel, Gelderland –
ÿ Netherlands
Phase of Flight: Combat
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A paratrooper mission resulted in the loss of all crew members following a collision with a flock of aircraft. Pilot 1/Lt. Biggs, Co-Pilot 2/Lt. Pearce, Navigator 2/Lt. Yenner, Engineer 2/Lt. Wright, Radio Operator 2/Lt. Barnes, and Search and Rescue Radio Operator 3/Sgt. Herbst were killed.A paratrooper mission resulted in the loss of all crew members following a collision with a flock of aircraft. Pilot 1/Lt. Biggs, Co-Pilot 2/Lt. Pearce, Navigator 2/Lt. Yenner, Engineer 2/Lt. Wright, Radio Operator 2/Lt. Barnes, and Search and Rescue Radio Operator 3/Sgt. Herbst were killed.
Description
‘Eileen’ was hit by Flak during a paratrooper mission. The crew didn’t survive. Pilot 1/Lt. C.W. Biggs Co-Pilot 2/Lt. W.L. Pearce Navigator 2/Lt. T.R. Yenner Engineer T/Sgt. R.W. Abendschoen Radio Operator S/Sgt. G.G. Herbst
Source of Information
http://www.harringtonmuseum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Aircraft-lost-on-Allied-Forces-Special-Duty-Operations.pdf, https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4252, http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.htmlhttp://www.harringtonmuseum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Aircraft-lost-on-Allied-Forces-Special-Duty-Operations.pdf, https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4252, http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.htmlPrimary Cause
Collision with a flock of aircraft.Collision with a flock of aircraft.Share on:
