Status: | |
Date: | Thursday 21 September 1944 |
Type: | Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) |
Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registration: | FZ620 |
MSN: | 12175 |
First flight: | 1943 |
Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Doorwerth ( Netherlands)
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Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Crashed after crew abandoned aircraft after flak hit.
The Dakota was part of a 13 aircraft formation that transported 208 panniers to dropzone "V" at Arnhem, the Netherlands.
Sources:
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The Battle of Arnhem Archive
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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.