| Date: | Sunday 17 September 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-45-DL (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-24111 |
| MSN: | 9973 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | nr Retie -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down during Operation Market Garden. All paratroopers and all but two crew members bailed out when the aircraft caught fire after being hit by ground fire.
Sources:
fieldsofhonor-database.com
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