Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 21 September 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota III (DC-3)
Owner/operator: 48 Sqn RAF
Registration Number: FZ620
Location: Rijn river east of Doorwerth, near Renkum, Gelderland –
ÿ Netherlands
Phase of Flight: Combat
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: Dakota aircraftDakota aircraft
A Dakota aircraft, part of a 13-aircraft formation, crashed after crew abandoned the aircraft following flak strikes. The aircraft was transporting 208 panniers to dropzone ‘V’ at Arnhem, Netherlands. The crew evaded capture, with F/Sgt. R.A. Murray, the second pilot, taken prisoner of war.A Dakota aircraft, part of a 13-aircraft formation, crashed after crew abandoned the aircraft following flak strikes. The aircraft was transporting 208 panniers to dropzone ‘V’ at Arnhem, Netherlands. The crew evaded capture, with F/Sgt. R.A. Murray, the second pilot, taken prisoner of war.
Description
Crashed after crew abandoned aircraft after flak hit. The Dakota was part of a 13 aircraft formation that transported 208 panniers to dropzone “V” at Arnhem, the Netherlands. It had taken off at 13.15 hrs (local time). The crew evaded capture, except for F/Sgt. R.A. Murray, the second pilot, who was taken prisoner of war.
Source of Information
http://www.pegasusarchive.org/arnhem/war_48sqn.htm, https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4223http://www.pegasusarchive.org/arnhem/war_48sqn.htm, https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4223Primary Cause
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