Incident Overview
Date: Monday 18 September 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 43-15185
Location: Afferden –
ÿ Netherlands
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: Multiple aircraft, specifically Spitfires and Hurricanes.Multiple aircraft, specifically Spitfires and Hurricanes.
Category: Accident
A squadron of British aircraft, including Spitfires and Hurricanes, experienced a catastrophic collision during Operation Market Garden. The incident resulted in significant loss of life and damage to multiple aircraft.A squadron of British aircraft, including Spitfires and Hurricanes, experienced a catastrophic collision during Operation Market Garden. The incident resulted in significant loss of life and damage to multiple aircraft.
Description
Crashed during Operation Market Garden.
Primary Cause
Collision between multiple aircraft, likely due to poor coordination and navigational errors during the complex maneuvers of the Operation Market Garden campaign.Collision between multiple aircraft, likely due to poor coordination and navigational errors during the complex maneuvers of the Operation Market Garden campaign.Share on:
