26 Mar Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) – 43-15078 Hit by AA, ditched during Normandy invasion (Operation Overlord). Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) – 43-15165 Ditched during Normandy invasion (Operation Overlord) after AA damage. The airplane flew a resupply mission. Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) – 43-15146 Shot down by ground fire during Normandy invasion (Operation Overlord). Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) – 42-100735 Shot down during Normandy invasion (Operation Overlord) and ditched in Channel. Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3) – 42-100905 The C-47 was probably shot down by German anti-aircraft fire during the Normandy invasion. The plane belonged to the 440th TCG / 95th T... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) – 43-15101 Force-landed after damage by ground fire during Normandy invasion (Operation Overlord). Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3) – 42-100876 Shot down during Normandy invasion (Operation Overlord). All but one of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment paratroopers were able to... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) – 42-100819 Shot down during Normandy invasion (Operation Overlord). Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) – 42-100733 Shot down by flak while on a mission to drop paratroopers over Angoville-au-Plain, France. Four paratroopers had already jumped when th... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) – KG347 Crashed on a beach at the mouth of the Orne River while on a supply drop during Normandy invasion (Operation Overlord). Reportedly shot... Continue reading