Incident Overview
Date: Monday 18 September 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-65-DL Skytrain
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF – 436TCG/81Sq
Registration Number: 42-100556
Location: Boxtel, in marshy area (ven) ‘op Heult’ – Noord-Brabant –
ÿ Netherlands
Phase of Flight: Combat
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A glider tow mission resulted in a crash of an aircraft during Operation Market Garden.A glider tow mission resulted in a crash of an aircraft during Operation Market Garden.
Description
Shot down during Operation Market Garden. The aircraft was engaged in a glider tow mission.
Source of Information
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html, https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4124http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html, https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4124Primary Cause
Glider tow operation.Glider tow operation.Share on:
