Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 17 September 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-70-DL Skytrain
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF – 437TCG/85TCS
Registration Number: 42-100648
Location: near Grootakker, Vessem, Noord-Brabant –
ÿ Netherlands
Phase of Flight: Combat
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Cessna 172 aircraftCessna 172 aircraft
A Cessna 172 aircraft was shot down during Operation Market Garden.A Cessna 172 aircraft was shot down during Operation Market Garden.
Description
Shot down during Operation Market Garden.
Source of Information
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4067, http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html, `https://www.bhic.nl/ontdekken/verhalen/neergestorte-vliegtuigen-in-vessem-1940-1945https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4067, http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html, `https://www.bhic.nl/ontdekken/verhalen/neergestorte-vliegtuigen-in-vessem-1940-1945Primary Cause
Unknown ? likely a result of enemy fire or misidentification.Unknown ? likely a result of enemy fire or misidentification.Share on:
