Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 17 September 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-100981
Location: Retie –
ÿ Belgium
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 15
Component Affected: FlaK aircraftFlaK aircraft
A flock of FLaK aircraft shot down a squadron of 10 Pathfinders of the U.S. 101st Airborne Division during Operation Market Garden.A flock of FLaK aircraft shot down a squadron of 10 Pathfinders of the U.S. 101st Airborne Division during Operation Market Garden.
Description
Shot down by Flak during Operation Market Garden. There were ten Pathfinders of the U.S. 101st Airborne Division on board, six of whom survived.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationheritage.eu/nl/content/monument-c-47-42-100981-chevelethttp://www.aviationheritage.eu/nl/content/monument-c-47-42-100981-cheveletPrimary Cause
FlaK aircraft engagement.FlaK aircraft engagement.Share on:
