ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 338441
| Date: | Saturday 24 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-85-DL (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-15493 |
| MSN: | 19959 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | NE of Wesel -
 Germany
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Coulommiers/Voisins Advanced Landing Ground A-58 (LFPK) |
| Coulommiers/Voisins Advanced Landing Ground A-58 (LFPK) |
The aircraft was hit by flak while towing a glider as part of the Rhein crossing (Operation Varsity). The aircraft was first hit in the right wing behind the engine and subsequently near the navigator's station and in the centre of the aircraft. The two gliders (CG-4A's 43-39755 and 43-27466) were released and the aircraft crashed. One of the crew members was able to bail out.
Sources:
Friends of the WW2 437th Troop Carrier Group Facebook Page
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