ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 339468
| Date: | Monday 18 September 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | KG570 |
| MSN: | 13162 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | Dodewaard -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Broadwell RAF Station |
| Broadwell RAF Station |
Crashed during Operation Market Garden.
Whilst engaged upon a glider towing operation to a landing zone near Arnhem the aircraft was attacked by an anti-aircraft battery at 14:21 hrs, 6 minutes before reaching the landing zone. A fire erupted on the aircraft and the Horsa glider was released.
The pilot made a wheels-up forced landing.
Sources:
Verliesregister 1939-1945 : Alle militaire vliegtuigverliezen in Nederland tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog - 1944 / Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945
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