ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 339214
| Date: | Monday 30 October 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-5-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-48592 |
| MSN: | 25853/14408 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing, written off |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | Bouley Bay Harbour, Jersey, Channel Islands -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Villacoublay Advanced Landing Ground A-42 (LFPV) |
| Querqueville Advanced Landing Ground A-23 |
The C-47 transport plane operated on a flight from Villacoublay to Querqueville, France. During last radio contact the crew reported an electrical failure. The airplane wandered of the English Channel and was shot down by AA fire over Jersey.
Sources:
Aviation Archaeological Investigation and Research (AAIR)
MACR
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