Last updated: 29 November 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 17 September 1944 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-15-DK Skytrain |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-108884 |
| MSN: | 12688 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Bladel ( Netherlands)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
Shot down during Operation Market Garden. The cockpit was struck by flak and the C-47 crashed in flames. One crew member who was just outside the cockpit managed to bail out.
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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.
