Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 23 December 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 43-48407
Location: N of Laroche –
ÿ Belgium
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: C-47B transport planeC-47B transport plane
A C-47B transport plane was struck by flak, resulting in a crash.A C-47B transport plane was struck by flak, resulting in a crash.
Description
The C-47B transport plane was one of 29 aircraft tasked to resupply Marcouray. C-47 43-48407 was hit by flak and crashed.
Source of Information
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