Status: | |
Date: | Saturday 2 September 1944 |
Type: | Douglas C-47A-70-DL (DC-3) |
Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
Registration: | 42-100821 |
MSN: | 19284 |
First flight: | 1943 |
Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Fulbeck USAAF Station AAF-488 ( United Kingdom)
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Phase: | Standing (STD) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Douglas C-47 transport planes of the 440th Troop Carrier Group were being prepared for a paratrooper mission to France. Parapacks containing land mines were loaded. One of these mines detonated, causing a chain reaction of explosions. The plane was destroyed.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
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The 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment Association
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.