Narrative:
Ditched off Normandy after damaged by ground fire.
Ditching
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 7 June 1944 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-5699 |
| MSN: | 9006 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Normandy ( France)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
Ditched off Normandy after damaged by ground fire.
Classification:
Shot down from the groundDitching
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