ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3) 42-100907 Bastogne
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Date:Wednesday 27 December 1944
Time:12:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3)
Operator:United States Army Air Force - USAAF
Registration: 42-100907
MSN: 19370
First flight: 1943
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:6,5 km (4.1 mls) WSW of Bastogne (   Belgium)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Châteaudun-Advanced Landing Ground A-39 (LFOC), France
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
Crashed during glider tow mission to Bastogne, Belgium. The airplane was hit by flak and all crew members bailed out.

Sources:
» www.airbornetroopcarrier.com
» MACR


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