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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 near the Postbaan, Heijningen.
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| Date: | dimanche 17 septembre 1944 |
| Heure: | 13:00 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) |
| Compagnie: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Immatriculation: | 43-15308 |
| Numéro de série: | 19774 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1944 |
| Moteurs: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 4 / à bord: 5 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 15 |
| Total: | victimes: 4 / à bord: 20 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | près de Heijningen ( Pays-Bas)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | ? |
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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 near the Postbaan, Heijningen.
Sources:
» Shot Down Behind Enemy Lines: The Men On the C-47 'Bette' Went Through a Terrifying Ordeal (nationalinterest.org)» MACR
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