Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 7 June 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 43-15048
Location: near Oxford –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: C-47 aircraftC-47 aircraft
Category: Accident
On October 26, 2023, a C-47 aircraft operated on an ammunition and supply drop over the Cherbourg area, France. This operation was part of Operation Freeport, involving 52 C-47s supporting the 82nd Airborne Division.On October 26, 2023, a C-47 aircraft operated on an ammunition and supply drop over the Cherbourg area, France. This operation was part of Operation Freeport, involving 52 C-47s supporting the 82nd Airborne Division.
Description
The C-47 operated on an ammunition and supply drop over the Cherbourg area, France. It was one of 52 C-47s in Operation Freeport, supplying the 82nd Airborne Division.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/crashes1944.htmhttp://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/crashes1944.htmPrimary Cause
Operation Freeport ? a supply drop operation involving a large number of C-47 aircraft.Operation Freeport ? a supply drop operation involving a large number of C-47 aircraft.Share on:
