Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 17 September 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF – 437TCG/84Sq
Registration Number: 43-15302
Location: near Wagenbroek between Casteren and Hoogeloon, Noord-Brabant –
ÿ Netherlands
Phase of Flight: Combat
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Aircraft engine.Aircraft engine.
Category: Accident
A USAAF 437TCG/84 Squadron aircraft crashed during Operation Market Garden, resulting in the deaths of all four crew members.A USAAF 437TCG/84 Squadron aircraft crashed during Operation Market Garden, resulting in the deaths of all four crew members.
Description
The plane, belonging to the USAAF 437TCG/84 Squadron, crashed during Operation Market Garden. All four crew members died in the crash (2nd Lt William B. Williams, co-pilot 2nd Lt John E. Burke, S/Sgt Nick Pebote and crew chief T/Sgt Jacob Faasse).
Source of Information
https://www.bhic.nl/neergestorte-vliegtuigen-1940-1945-58, https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4065https://www.bhic.nl/neergestorte-vliegtuigen-1940-1945-58, https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4065Primary Cause
Mechanical failure during flight.Mechanical failure during flight.Share on:
