Last updated: 18 January 2022
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | domingo 17 septiembre 1944 |
| Hora: | 13:00 |
| Tipo: |  Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) |
| Operador: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registración: | 43-15308 |
| Numéro de série: | 19774 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1944 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 4 / Ocupantes: 5 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 15 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 4 / Ocupantes: 20 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | cerca Heijningen ( Holanda)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | ? |
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The C-47A transport plane was hit by anti aircraft fire near Heijningen, the Netherlands. The airplane was carrying 15 paratroopers during Operation Market Garden. Sixteen occupants bailed out safely as the aircraft began trailing smoke. The airplane then went into a steep dive and crashed.
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
