Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 23 September 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-75-DL Skytrain
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF – 441TCG/99Sq
Registration Number: 42-101007
Location: De Schoonberg, Gemonde, Noord-Brabant –
ÿ Netherlands
Phase of Flight: Combat
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A re-supply mission involving an aircraft was struck by ground fire approximately 100 meters north of Boxtel during Operation Market Garden.A re-supply mission involving an aircraft was struck by ground fire approximately 100 meters north of Boxtel during Operation Market Garden.
Description
Hit by ground fire north of Boxtel during a re-supply mission. Operation Market Garden.
Source of Information
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4306, http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.htmlhttps://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4306, http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.htmlPrimary Cause
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