Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 20 September 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota III (DC-3)
Owner/operator: 512 Sqn RAF
Registration Number: KG418
Location: De Buunderkamp, Renkum, Gelderland –
ÿ Netherlands
Phase of Flight: Combat
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: Aircraft (specifically, the airplane)Aircraft (specifically, the airplane)
During a resupply mission to support Operation Market Garden, an aircraft crash-landed after receiving flak damage. Two air dispatchers exited, one was killed, and the remaining occupants were captured by German troops. The airplane was salvaged and relegated to ground instructional airframe with serial 5567M. Pilot F/Lt. R.S. Matthews, RAF – PoW Second Pilot, F/Sgt. W.C. Thompson, RAF – PoW Navigator, W/O. D.W. Bromige, RAF – PoW Wireless Operator, W/O. P.B. Tonner, RCAF – PoW Air Despatcher, and RASC ? Air Despatcher, identified as an unidentified pilot, were involved. The aircraft was recovered and assigned to ground instructional airframe.During a resupply mission to support Operation Market Garden, an aircraft crash-landed after receiving flak damage. Two air dispatchers exited, one was killed, and the remaining occupants were captured by German troops. The airplane was salvaged and relegated to ground instructional airframe with serial 5567M. Pilot F/Lt. R.S. Matthews, RAF – PoW Second Pilot, F/Sgt. W.C. Thompson, RAF – PoW Navigator, W/O. D.W. Bromige, RAF – PoW Wireless Operator, W/O. P.B. Tonner, RCAF – PoW Air Despatcher, and RASC ? Air Despatcher, identified as an unidentified pilot, were involved. The aircraft was recovered and assigned to ground instructional airframe.
Description
Crash-landed during a resupply mission to support Operation Market Garden after receiving flak damage over Arnhem. Two air dispatchers bailed out; one was killed. The remaining occupants were caught by German troops. The airplane was salvaged and relegated Aug 1946 to ground instructional airframe with serial 5567M. Pilot F/Lt. R.S. Matthews / RAF – PoW Second Pilot F/Sgt. W.C. Thompson / RAF – PoW Navigator W/O. D.W. Bromige / RAF – PoW Wireless Operator W/O. P.B. Tonner / RCAF – PoW Air Despatcher – RASC MiA – Parachute didn’t open Air Despatcher – RASC PoW – Identity not known Air Despatcher – RASC PoW – Identity not known Air Despatcher – RASC PoW – Identity not known
Source of Information
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4200, http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html, https://www.tracesofwar.com/sights/43757/Crash-Location-Dakota-KG418.htmhttps://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4200, http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/usafserials.html, https://www.tracesofwar.com/sights/43757/Crash-Location-Dakota-KG418.htmPrimary Cause
Flak damage during a resupply mission to support Operation Market Garden.Flak damage during a resupply mission to support Operation Market Garden.Share on:
