Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 21 September 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-15-DK Skytrain (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF – 315TCG/310TCS
Registration Number: 42-92895
Location: Allied-occupied territory –
ÿ Netherlands
Phase of Flight: Combat
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: F-16 fighter jetF-16 fighter jet
Category: Accident
A F-16 fighter jet crashed during Operation Market Garden, returning from a paratrooper mission. The aircraft sustained damage from a sudden impact with a flock of flak balloons.A F-16 fighter jet crashed during Operation Market Garden, returning from a paratrooper mission. The aircraft sustained damage from a sudden impact with a flock of flak balloons.
Description
Crashed during Operation Market Garden. Hit by Flak on return from a paratrooper mission.
Source of Information
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4254A, http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.htmlhttps://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4254A, http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.htmlPrimary Cause
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