Status: | |
Date: | Tuesday 6 June 1944 |
Type: | Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3) |
Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
Registration: | 42-100876 |
MSN: | 19339 |
First flight: | 1943 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | near Sainte-Mère-Église ( France)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Shot down during Normandy invasion (Operation Overlord). All but one of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment paratroopers were able to bail out.
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USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher» forum.armyairforces.com
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6juin1944.com
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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.