Descripción:
Crashed during Operation Market Garden. The right hand engine was on fire when it was approaching the drop zone near Wageningen. A forced landing was carried out.
» Verliesregister 1939-1945 : Alle militaire vliegtuigverliezen in Nederland tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog - 1944 / Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945
» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
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| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | lunes 18 septiembre 1944 |
| Tipo: |  Douglas C-47A-20-DK Skytrain |
| Operador: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registración: | 42-93001 |
| Numéro de série: | 12864 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1944 |
| Motores: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 5 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 1 / Ocupantes: 14 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 3 / Ocupantes: 19 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Rhenen ( Holanda)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Saltby-USAAF Station AAF-538, Reino Unido |
| Saltby-USAAF Station AAF-538, Reino Unido |
Crashed during Operation Market Garden. The right hand engine was on fire when it was approaching the drop zone near Wageningen. A forced landing was carried out.
Fuentes:
» tracesofwar.nl» Verliesregister 1939-1945 : Alle militaire vliegtuigverliezen in Nederland tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog - 1944 / Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945
» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
» MACR
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Saltby-USAAF Station AAF-538 to Saltby-USAAF Station AAF-538 as the crow flies is 19868 km (12418 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Saltby-USAAF Station AAF-538 to Saltby-USAAF Station AAF-538 as the crow flies is 19868 km (12418 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.
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