Status: | |
Date: | Saturday 23 December 1944 |
Type: | Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) |
Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
Registration: | 43-15322 |
MSN: | 19788 |
First flight: | 1944 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Mellier, 30 km WSW Bastogne ( Belgium)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Made belly landing near Bastogne in the woods of the village of Mellier, 30 km WSW of Bastogne, on its way or on the return to/from a re-supply mission to the besieged troops of the 101st Airborne division at Bastogne. At least one of the crew members was wounded.
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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.