| Date: | Friday 9 July 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-5-DL (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-23366 |
| MSN: | 9228 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 6,5 km NE of Gela, Sicily -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Lost during Sicily invasion (Operation Husky I).
Sources:
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
Roll of honor 314th Troop Carrier Group World War II
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