Narrative:
Shot down during Operation Market Garden.
Near Oss, the plane was hit by German anti-aircraft fire. The C-47A was damaged and all occupants bailed out safely. The aircraft continued for approximately 23 km before it crashed near Dodewaard at 14:10 hrs.
» Verliesregister 1939-1945 : Alle militaire vliegtuigverliezen in Nederland tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog - 1944 / Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945
» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 18 September 1944 |
| Time: | 14:10 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-15175 |
| MSN: | 19641 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 19 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 23 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Dodewaard ( Netherlands)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Spanhoe-USAAF Station AAF-493, United Kingdom |
| Spanhoe-USAAF Station AAF-493, United Kingdom |
Shot down during Operation Market Garden.
Near Oss, the plane was hit by German anti-aircraft fire. The C-47A was damaged and all occupants bailed out safely. The aircraft continued for approximately 23 km before it crashed near Dodewaard at 14:10 hrs.
Sources:
» airwar-nederbetuwe.com» Verliesregister 1939-1945 : Alle militaire vliegtuigverliezen in Nederland tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog - 1944 / Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945
» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
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