Last updated: 1 December 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 27 September 1944 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-48395 |
| MSN: | 25656/14211 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 10 km (6.3 mls) SE of Aachen ( Germany)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Sint-Truiden Advanced Landing Ground A-92 (EBST), Belgium |
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The C-47B was used to retrieve casualties from Sint-Truiden Advanced Landing Ground A-92, Belgium.
The aircraft was hit by German flak and crashed outside Aachen, Germany, having apparently strayed far from its intended route.
Sources:
» Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion ForumPhotos
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.
