Narrative:
Shot down by a Yugoslav Air Force Yakovlev 3 fighter plane.
» Chicago Tribune Aug. 27, 1946
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 19 August 1946 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | registration unknown |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Bled ( Slovenia)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
Shot down by a Yugoslav Air Force Yakovlev 3 fighter plane.
Sources:
» Passauer Neue Presse 12 October 1946, p1» Chicago Tribune Aug. 27, 1946
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