Narrative:
Two C-47A transport planes (42-108877 and 42-92679) crashed following a midair collision. The aircraft were flying night formation during an exercise, "Operation Eagle". This operation included 800 aircraft as a rehearsal for the Normandy invasion.
Passengers and crew of both aircraft were killed.
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42-108877
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 12 May 1944 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-15-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-108877 |
| MSN: | 12618 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Collision casualties: | Fatalities: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Berwick ( United Kingdom)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
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Two C-47A transport planes (42-108877 and 42-92679) crashed following a midair collision. The aircraft were flying night formation during an exercise, "Operation Eagle". This operation included 800 aircraft as a rehearsal for the Normandy invasion.
Passengers and crew of both aircraft were killed.
Sources:
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