Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 21 September 1944
Aircraft Type: Douglas Dakota III (DC-3)
Owner/operator: 271 Sqn RAF
Registration Number: KG516
Location: De Leijgraaf stream, west of Uden town centre, Noord-Brabant –
ÿ Netherlands
Phase of Flight: Combat
Status: Unknown, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
A re-supply mission involving an aircraft was severely damaged by German fighter aircraft of Jagdgeschwader 26. All crew members returned to Allied territory.A re-supply mission involving an aircraft was severely damaged by German fighter aircraft of Jagdgeschwader 26. All crew members returned to Allied territory.
Description
Takeoff at 13.15 LT for a re-supply mission. The aircraft was damaged by Focke-Wulfs of Jagdgeschwader 26 and crashed. All crew members returned to Allied territory.
Source of Information
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4232, https://www.planesavers.com/index.php/our-dc-3/ww2-september-1944-market-garden-a-bridge-too-far/4441-news/history/36174-crash-landing-one-handed-a-c-47-dakota-standing-up-through-the-escape-hatch-f-l-edwards-and-kg444https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4232, https://www.planesavers.com/index.php/our-dc-3/ww2-september-1944-market-garden-a-bridge-too-far/4441-news/history/36174-crash-landing-one-handed-a-c-47-dakota-standing-up-through-the-escape-hatch-f-l-edwards-and-kg444Primary Cause
German fighter aircraft of Jagdgeschwader 26German fighter aircraft of Jagdgeschwader 26Share on:
