Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 17 September 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-65-DL Skytrain
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF – 436TCG/82Sq
Registration Number: 42-100567
Location: near Son, Noord-Brabant –
ÿ Netherlands
Phase of Flight: Combat
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A commercial aircraft crashed shortly before dropzone B during Operation Market Garden.A commercial aircraft crashed shortly before dropzone B during Operation Market Garden.
Description
The aicraft was crash-landed. It was hit just before dropzone B during Operation Market Garden.
Source of Information
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4062, http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.htmlhttps://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4062, http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.htmlPrimary Cause
Unknown ? Possible mechanical failure or navigational error during a complex aerial maneuver.Unknown ? Possible mechanical failure or navigational error during a complex aerial maneuver.Share on:
