Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 6 June 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-100819
Location: NE of Picauville –
ÿ France
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 20 / Occupants: 20
Component Affected: F-86 SkytrainF-86 Skytrain
A single F-86 Skytrain aircraft was shot down during Operation Overlord, a major Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France.A single F-86 Skytrain aircraft was shot down during Operation Overlord, a major Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France.
Description
Shot down during Normandy invasion (Operation Overlord).
Primary Cause
Unknown. The incident lacks sufficient details to determine the precise cause of the shot down.Unknown. The incident lacks sufficient details to determine the precise cause of the shot down.Share on:
