| Date: | Tuesday 6 June 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-100876 |
| MSN: | 19339 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Sainte-Mère-Église -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down during Normandy invasion (Operation Overlord). All but one of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment paratroopers were able to bail out.
Sources:
USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
forum.armyairforces.com
6juin1944.com
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