Incident Overview
Date: Friday 9 July 1943
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-53D-DO (DC-3)
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-68740
Location: near Gela, Sicily –
ÿ Italy
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: C-53D aircraftC-53D aircraft
Category: Accident
The Allied invasion of Sicily, codenamed Operation Husky, commenced on July 9-10, 1943, with approximately 2,200 paratroopers dropped into Gela, Italy. A C-53D aircraft, Douglas C-53D 42-68740, crashed during the operation.The Allied invasion of Sicily, codenamed Operation Husky, commenced on July 9-10, 1943, with approximately 2,200 paratroopers dropped into Gela, Italy. A C-53D aircraft, Douglas C-53D 42-68740, crashed during the operation.
Description
The Allied invasion of Sicily, Italy, codenamed Operation Husky, began on the night of 910 July 1943, when 2,200 paratroopers were dropped into Gela. Douglas C-53D 42-68740 was one of the aircraft that crashed during the operation.
Primary Cause
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