Netherlands – Page 9 – Air Crash Data

26 Mar

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 a...

26 Mar

The Dakota crew had delivered their load of supplies during Operation Market Garden. The pilot climbed to 6,000 feet and carried out a ...

26 Mar

Dakota III KG489 was hit by machine-gun and canon fire from Focke-Wulf Fw 190 fighters. The aircraft operated on a resupply mission to ...

26 Mar

Takeoff at 13.15 LT for a re-supply mission. The aircraft was damaged by Focke-Wulfs of Jagdgeschwader 26 and crashed. All crew members...

26 Mar

Douglas Dakota KG566 of 233 Sqn RAF took off from RAF Station Blakehill Farm at 13:20 hours on 21 September 1944, to carry out a missio...

26 Mar

The Douglas Dakota III was engaged in a resupply mission during Operation Market Garden. Supplies were dropped at Oosterbeek and the ai...

26 Mar

On September 21, 1944, thirteen RAF Dakotas took off from England on a supply dropping mission to Dropzone Z at Arnhem. KG404 was shot ...

26 Mar

Crashed after crew abandoned aircraft after flak hit. The Dakota was part of a 13 aircraft formation that transported 208 panniers to d...

26 Mar

Crashed during a re-supply mission for Operation Market Garden. While over the drop zone, the plane was heavily damaged by German flak....

26 Mar

Shot down during Operation Market Garden. Crew bailed out, but three were killed. Takeoff at 13.14 LT for a re-supply mission.