Status: | |
Date: | Tuesday 6 June 1944 |
Type: | Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) |
Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registration: | KG347 |
MSN: | 12354 |
First flight: | 1944 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | near Ouistreham ( France)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Broadwell RAF Station, United Kingdom |
Destination airport: | Broadwell RAF Station, United Kingdom |
Narrative:Crashed on a beach at the mouth of the Orne River while on a supply drop during Normandy invasion (Operation Overlord).
Reportedly shot down by friendly fire.
Sources:
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francecrashes39-45.net» Air Britain: RAF Aircraft KA100 - KZ999, published 1990
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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.