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: 43-15078
Location: off Normandy –
ÿ France
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Passenger AircraftPassenger Aircraft
During the Operation Overlord, a passenger aircraft was struck by an Air Alliance Zone (AA) flight and subsequently ditched during the Normandy invasion.During the Operation Overlord, a passenger aircraft was struck by an Air Alliance Zone (AA) flight and subsequently ditched during the Normandy invasion.
Description
Hit by AA, ditched during Normandy invasion (Operation Overlord).
Primary Cause
Air Alliance Zone (AA) flight strike.Air Alliance Zone (AA) flight strike.Share on:
