| Date: | Saturday 24 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46D-10-CU Commando |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 44-77637 |
| MSN: | 33033 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Bonninghardt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The Curtiss C-46D participated in Operation Varsity and dropped 22 paratroopers of the 513th Parachute Infantry Regiment at a drop zone near Bonninghardt, Germany.
After dropping the paratroopers a fire developed on the left wing. A forced landing was attempted but the airplane impacted the ground and broke up.
The aircraft operated out of an airfield near Achiet, France.
Sources:
airbornetroopcarrier.com
usaafdata.com
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