Incident Overview
Date: Monday 18 September 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-20-DK Skytrain
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-93098
Location: Haamstede airfield –
ÿ Netherlands
Phase of Flight: Combat
Status: Unknown, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Aircraft wing (left wing)Aircraft wing (left wing)
Category: Accident
A glider tow mission during Operation Market Garden resulted in a crash when an aircraft was struck by a blizzard (Flak) in the left wing. The aircraft was forced to release the glider, leading to a landing attempt at Haamstede. The pilot, Major J.A. Beck, and co-pilot Captain F.O. Lorimor were shot after landing, and the navigator V.J. Paterno and engineer T/Sgt. C.E. Patterson were injured. The radio operator S.V.E. Gillespie and engineer T/Sgt. V.E. Patterson were also injured.A glider tow mission during Operation Market Garden resulted in a crash when an aircraft was struck by a blizzard (Flak) in the left wing. The aircraft was forced to release the glider, leading to a landing attempt at Haamstede. The pilot, Major J.A. Beck, and co-pilot Captain F.O. Lorimor were shot after landing, and the navigator V.J. Paterno and engineer T/Sgt. C.E. Patterson were injured. The radio operator S.V.E. Gillespie and engineer T/Sgt. V.E. Patterson were also injured.
Description
Crashed during a glider tow mission during Operation Market Garden. The aircraft was hit by Flak in the left wing and was forced to release the glider. The aircraft crashed during an attempted landing at Haamstede. Pilot Maj. J.A. Beck / PoW Co-Pilot Capt. F.O. Lorimor / Shot after landing, initially buried at Haamstede. Navigator 1/Lt. V.J. Paterno / PoW Engineer T/Sgt. C.E. Patterson / PoW – injured Radio Operator Sgt. V.E. Gillespie / PoW – injured
Source of Information
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4125, http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.htmlhttps://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4125, http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.htmlPrimary Cause
Blizzard (Flak) strike to the left wing of the aircraft.Blizzard (Flak) strike to the left wing of the aircraft.Share on:
