Narrative:
The C-47 was shot down by Dewoitine D.520 fighters of the Vichy French Air Force and made a forced landing at Sebkra, Morocco after a flight from the United Kingdom.
Forced landing on runway
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 8 November 1942 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-7814 |
| MSN: | 4313 |
| First flight: | 1942 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Sebkra ( Morocco)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
The C-47 was shot down by Dewoitine D.520 fighters of the Vichy French Air Force and made a forced landing at Sebkra, Morocco after a flight from the United Kingdom.
Classification:
Shot down by aircraftForced landing on runway
Sources:
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. GradidgePhotos
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