Unfallbericht:
The aircraft operated on a paratroop flight to a drop zone near Etienville, Normandy from RAF Saltby.
A forced landing was carried out on mud flats off Etienville after being struck by machine gun fire from the ground.
The aircraft made three approaches to the drop zone but on the third approach both engines failed and the airplane started burning. All paratroopers except for one exited the airplane.
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| Status: | |
| Datum: | Dienstag 6 Juni 1944 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Douglas C-47A-20-DK (DC-3) |
| Fluggesellschaft: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Kennzeichen: | 42-93002 |
| Werknummer: | 12865 |
| Baujahr: | 1944 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 5 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 18 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 23 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | 21 km (13.1 Meilen) NE vom Land entfernt von Etienville, Normandy ( Frankreich)
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| Flugphase: | Während des Fluges (ENR) |
| Betriebsart: | Militär |
| Flug von: | Saltby RAF Station, Großbritannien |
| Saltby RAF Station, Großbritannien |
The aircraft operated on a paratroop flight to a drop zone near Etienville, Normandy from RAF Saltby.
A forced landing was carried out on mud flats off Etienville after being struck by machine gun fire from the ground.
The aircraft made three approaches to the drop zone but on the third approach both engines failed and the airplane started burning. All paratroopers except for one exited the airplane.
Informationsquelle:
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge» MACR
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Saltby RAF Station to Saltby RAF Station as the crow flies is 19868 km (12418 miles).
Distance from Saltby RAF Station to Saltby RAF Station as the crow flies is 19868 km (12418 miles).
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