Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 21 September 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota III (DC-3)
Owner/operator: 48 Sqn RAF
Registration Number: KG417
Location: Driel, Gelderland –
ÿ Netherlands
Phase of Flight: Combat
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: WingWing
Category: Accident
A C-47 aircraft was struck by a free fall load from another aircraft during Operation Market Garden. This resulted in a wing tear-off, impacting takeoff.A C-47 aircraft was struck by a free fall load from another aircraft during Operation Market Garden. This resulted in a wing tear-off, impacting takeoff.
Description
Crashed during Operation Market Garden. The C-47 was hit by a free fall load from another plane, causing a wing to tear away. Takeoff at 13.14 LT for a re-supply mission. Pilot F/O. J.G. Wills / 21 years / RCAF Second Pilot F/O. J.W. Erickson / 23 years / RCAF Navigator P/O. D.G. Hardy / 24 years / RAF Wireless Operator F/Sgt. D.S. Black / 22 years / RAF Air Despatcher Drv. B. Welham / 38 years / RASC Air Despatcher Drv. J. Taylor / 27 years / RASC Air Despatcher L/Cpl E. Roscoe / 36 years / RASC Air Despatcher Lt. H.A. Edwards / 27 years / RASC
Source of Information
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4225, http://www.marketgarden.com/database/roll1/view.php?id=1736, http://harringtonmuseum.org.uk/Aircraft%20lost%20on%20Allied%20Forces%20Special%20Duty%20Operations.pdfhttps://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4225, http://www.marketgarden.com/database/roll1/view.php?id=1736, http://harringtonmuseum.org.uk/Aircraft%20lost%20on%20Allied%20Forces%20Special%20Duty%20Operations.pdfPrimary Cause
Free fall load from another aircraft.Free fall load from another aircraft.Share on:
