ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 340785
| Date: | Wednesday 11 August 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-92061 |
| MSN: | 11820 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | Pleuven -
 France
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Belfast-Nutts Corner Airport |
| Newquay-St Mawgan RAF Station (NQY/EGDG) |
An American C-47 crashed on August 11th 1943 near Pleuven, France. It was shot down by two German Messerschmitts after becoming lost during a flight to St. Mawgan. The crew was composed of: 2nd Lt Sidney H. Jablowitch; 2nd Lt Lloyd C. Mahurin; Navigator Lois E. Rapin; Corporal Sam Kahn were all killed.
Sergeant Cecil E. Bell survived.
Sources:
Aérosteles : Lieux de mémoire aéronautique
American War Memorials Overseas
Images:
photo (c) Nicolas OLLIVIER; 28 August 2018
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