ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 339426
| Date: | Tuesday 19 September 1944 |
| Time: | 15:15 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-65-DL Skytrain |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-100555 |
| MSN: | 19018 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | Son -
 Netherlands
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Membury USAAF Station 466 |
| Membury USAAF Station 466 |
Shot down during Operation Market Garden. The C-47 was involved in a glider tow mission. It was 8 miles from Landing Zone "W" (near Son) when it was hit by tracers. A fire erupted between the right engine and fuselage. The pilot continued to the Landing Zone and released the glider. The aircraft then made a left descending turn and crashed.
Sources:
USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
Verliesregister 1939-1945 : Alle militaire vliegtuigverliezen in Nederland tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog - 1944 / Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945
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