Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 21 September 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota III (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: KG404
Location: nr Eindhoven –
ÿ Netherlands
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: KG404KG404
On September 21, 1944, thirteen RAF Dakotas were dispatched on a supply dropping mission to Dropzone Z at Arnhem. KG404 was shot down by enemy fighters and crashed during the mission.On September 21, 1944, thirteen RAF Dakotas were dispatched on a supply dropping mission to Dropzone Z at Arnhem. KG404 was shot down by enemy fighters and crashed during the mission.
Description
On September 21, 1944, thirteen RAF Dakotas took off from England on a supply dropping mission to Dropzone Z at Arnhem. KG404 was shot by enemy fighters and crash-landed.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, http://www.avianet.eu/meer_red.php?ID=2607http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asp, http://www.avianet.eu/meer_red.php?ID=2607Primary Cause
Enemy fighter attacks resulted in the loss of KG404.Enemy fighter attacks resulted in the loss of KG404.Share on:
