Narrative:
Crashed near Catania, Sicily, Italy after being hit by enemy anti-aircraft fire. The aircraft operated in a paradrop flight from El Djem, Tunisia.
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 13 July 1943 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 41-19483 |
| MSN: | 6126 |
| First flight: | 1942 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 20 km (12.5 mls) SW of Catania, Sicily ( Italy)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | El Djem Airfield, Tunisia |
| El Djem Airfield, Tunisia |
Crashed near Catania, Sicily, Italy after being hit by enemy anti-aircraft fire. The aircraft operated in a paradrop flight from El Djem, Tunisia.
Sources:
» The Douglas DC-1/DC-2/DC-3 - the first seventy years / J.M. Gradidge» MACR
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