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-20-DK (DC-3) – 42-93002 The aircraft operated on a paratroop flight to a drop zone near Etienville, Normandy from RAF Saltby. A forced landing was carried out ... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47A-45-DL (DC-3) – 42-24099 Damaged by flak after glider release. The aircraft ditched off the Normandy coast, France. Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47A-40-DL (DC-3) – 42-24077 Shot down and crashed near Picauville, France. Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) – FZ690 The Douglas Dakota ditched off the beaches of Normandy, France. Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47A-5-DK (DC-3) – 42-92462 Missing in Normandy, France after dropping 14 paratroopers. Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-53D-DO (DC-3) – 42-68694 The aircraft was hit by flak after dropping paratroopers near Picauville, France. With one engine on fire the aircraft was ditched in t... Continue reading