Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 6 June 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-101019
Location: near Carentan –
ÿ France
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
A French aircraft was shot down by flak during the Normandy invasion, resulting in the loss of paratroopers at Angoville-au-Plain.A French aircraft was shot down by flak during the Normandy invasion, resulting in the loss of paratroopers at Angoville-au-Plain.
Description
Shot down by flak during Normandy invasion (Operation Overlord). The airplane had dropped paratroopers at Angoville-au-Plain at 01:26.
Source of Information
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