Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 27 September 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 43-48395
Location: 10 km SE of Aachen –
ÿ Germany
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: C-47B aircraftC-47B aircraft
A C-47B aircraft crashed outside Aachen, Germany, due to German flak damage, straying far from its intended route.A C-47B aircraft crashed outside Aachen, Germany, due to German flak damage, straying far from its intended route.
Description
The C-47B was used to retrieve casualties from Sint-Truiden Advanced Landing Ground A-92, Belgium. The aircraft was hit by German flak and crashed outside Aachen, Germany, having apparently strayed far from its intended route.
Source of Information
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/archive/index.php?t-33360.htmlhttp://forum.12oclockhigh.net/archive/index.php?t-33360.htmlPrimary Cause
German flak damageGerman flak damageShare on:
