Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 13 July 1943
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 41-19483
Location: 20 km SW of Catania, Sicily –
ÿ Italy
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Aircraft engineAircraft engine
A twin-engine aircraft, operating in a paradrop flight from El Djem, Tunisia, crashed near Catania, Sicily, Italy following a barrage of enemy anti-aircraft fire. The aircraft was a commercial model.A twin-engine aircraft, operating in a paradrop flight from El Djem, Tunisia, crashed near Catania, Sicily, Italy following a barrage of enemy anti-aircraft fire. The aircraft was a commercial model.
Description
Crashed near Catania, Sicily, Italy after being hit by enemy anti-aircraft fire. The aircraft operated in a paradrop flight from El Djem, Tunisia.
Primary Cause
Enemy anti-aircraft fire.Enemy anti-aircraft fire.Share on:
