Incident Overview
Date: Friday 12 May 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-15-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-108877
Location: near Berwick –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: C-47A transport planesC-47A transport planes
Category: Accident
Two C-47A transport planes, 42-108877 and 42-92679, crashed during an exercise called ‘Operation Eagle’ involving 800 aircraft. The aircraft were flying at night formation and tragically resulted in the deaths of passengers and crew of both planes. This occurred due to a midair collision.Two C-47A transport planes, 42-108877 and 42-92679, crashed during an exercise called ‘Operation Eagle’ involving 800 aircraft. The aircraft were flying at night formation and tragically resulted in the deaths of passengers and crew of both planes. This occurred due to a midair collision.
Description
Two C-47A transport planes (42-108877 and 42-92679) crashed following a midair collision. The aircraft were flying night formation during an exercise, “Operation Eagle”. This operation included 800 aircraft as a rehearsal for the Normandy invasion. Passengers and crew of both aircraft were killed.
Source of Information
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