Date: | Friday 12 May 1944 |
Time: | |
Type: | Douglas C-47A-15-DK (DC-3) |
Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
Registration: | 42-108877 |
MSN: | 12618 |
Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
Other fatalities: | 7 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Berwick -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Two C-47A transport planes (42-108877 and 42-92679) crashed following a midair collision. The aircraft were flying night formation during an exercise, "Operation Eagle". This operation included 800 aircraft as a rehearsal for the Normandy invasion.
Passengers and crew of both aircraft were killed.
Sources:
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR) MACR
Images:
photo (c) Julian MW Dowse; Holy Trinity Church, Coates, UK; 12 May 2020
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