Status: | |
Date: | Thursday 21 September 1944 |
Time: | 16:45 |
Type: | Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) |
Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registration: | KG417 |
MSN: | 12452 |
First flight: | 1944 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Driel ( Netherlands)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Crashed during Operation Market Garden. The C-47 was hit by a free fall load from another plane, causing a wing to tear away.
Sources:
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Market Garden Roll of Honour»
Aircraft lost on Allied Forces Special Duty Operations & Associated Roll of Honour
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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.