ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 339933
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Date: | Tuesday 6 June 1944 |
Time: | |
Type: | Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) |
Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
Registration: | 43-30735 |
MSN: | 13886 |
Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 23 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | UI |
Location: | 14,5 km S of Carentan, Normandy -
France
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Welford RAF Station |
Destination airport: | Welford RAF Station |
Narrative:The C-47A was shot down near Carentan, Normandy, France during Mission Albany during D-Day.
One of the paratroopers' parachute opened inside the plane, causing a four minute delay in jumping. Due to the cloud banks and ground fire which brought down two other planes, the plane had strayed off-course. It was hit by AA fire near Carentan and crashed.
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