Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 2 September 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 43-15067
Location: Fulbeck USAAF Station AAF-488 –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants:
Component Affected: C-47 transport planesC-47 transport planes
Category: Other
A Douglas C-47 transport plane carrying paratrooper equipment was destroyed during a mission to France due to a detonated landmine.A Douglas C-47 transport plane carrying paratrooper equipment was destroyed during a mission to France due to a detonated landmine.
Description
Douglas C-47 transport planes of the 440th Troop Carrier Group were being prepared for a paratrooper mission to France. Parapacks containing land mines were loaded. One of these mines detonated, causing a chain reaction of explosions. The plane was destroyed.
Source of Information
http://www.508pir.org/taps/accidents/acc_fulbeck_2.htmhttp://www.508pir.org/taps/accidents/acc_fulbeck_2.htmPrimary Cause
Detonation of a landmine during the loading of paratrooper equipment on a C-47 transport plane.Detonation of a landmine during the loading of paratrooper equipment on a C-47 transport plane.Share on:
