Incident Overview

Date: Monday 18 September 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 43-15638
Location: 2 km NNE of Milheeze, Noord-Brabant – ÿ Netherlands
Phase of Flight: Combat
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A small arms fire incident occurred during Operation Market Garden, resulting in the loss of an aircraft.A small arms fire incident occurred during Operation Market Garden, resulting in the loss of an aircraft.

Description

Shot down during Operation Market Garden. Hit by small arms fire.

Source of Information

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4118https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4118

Primary Cause

Small arms fire.Small arms fire.

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