ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 339953
| Date: | Tuesday 6 June 1944 |
| Time: | 02:00 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-100905 |
| MSN: | 19368 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 22 / Occupants: 22 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | near Magneville, Normandy -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Exeter Airport (EXT/EGTE) |
The C-47 was probably shot down by German anti-aircraft fire during the Normandy invasion.
The plane belonged to the 440th TCG / 95th TCS and carried paratroopers for the D-Day mission. The pilot was 1st Lt. Ray B. Pullen.
Sources:
Aérosteles : Lieux de mémoire aéronautique
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