| Date: | Thursday 21 September 1944 |
| Time: | 14:15 |
| Type: |  Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | KG444 |
| MSN: | 12479 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | Oploo -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The Dakota crew had delivered their load of supplies during Operation Market Garden. The pilot climbed to 6,000 feet and carried out a circuit on the dropping areas before setting course to the south and climbing to 8,000 feet. South of Nijmegen, the aircraft was attacked by a Luftwaffe Fw 190 fighter plane.
The Dakota sustained damage and a fire erupted. The pilot elected to crash-land the aircraft, when he realised that several of the dispatchers had been wounded. Three occupants died in the crash-landing and five survived. F/L Edwards, his wireless operator and a soldier were able to reach Allied lines but the two other crew were made POWs.
Sources:
World War 2 Talk Forum
Market Garden Roll of Honour
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