Date:	Monday 18 September 1944
Time:
Type:	Douglas C-47A-85-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator:	United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration:	43-15498
MSN:	19964
Year of manufacture:	1944
Engine model:	Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	UI
Location:	Groesbeek -   Netherlands
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Cottesmore RAF Station (EGXJ)
Destination airport:	Cottesmore RAF Station (EGXJ)

Narrative:
The C-47 was hit by flak near Groesbeek during Operation Market Garden.. The aircraft crash-landed and the crew was taken prisoner.

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