Incident Overview
Date: Monday 18 September 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-85-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 43-15498
Location: Groesbeek –
ÿ Netherlands
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: C-47 aircraftC-47 aircraft
A C-47 aircraft was struck by flak near Groesbeek during Operation Market Garden, resulting in a crash-landing and subsequent capture of the crew.A C-47 aircraft was struck by flak near Groesbeek during Operation Market Garden, resulting in a crash-landing and subsequent capture of the crew.
Description
The C-47 was hit by flak near Groesbeek during Operation Market Garden.. The aircraft crash-landed and the crew was taken prisoner.
Source of Information
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=1202, http://www.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/t4120/http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=1202, http://www.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/t4120/Primary Cause
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