Last updated: 15 April 2021
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | martes 6 junio 1944 |
| Tipo: |  Douglas C-47A-DL (DC-3) |
| Operador: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registración: | 43-30735 |
| Numéro de série: | 13886 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1943 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 5 / Ocupantes: 5 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 18 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 5 / Ocupantes: 23 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 14,5 km (9.1 milles) S of Carentan, Normandy ( Francia)
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| Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Welford RAF Station, Reino Unido |
| Welford RAF Station, Reino Unido |
The C-47A was shot down near Carentan, Normandy, France during Mission Albany during D-Day.
One of the paratroopers' parachute opened inside the plane, causing a four minute delay in jumping. Due to the cloud banks and ground fire which brought down two other planes, the plane had strayed off-course. It was hit by AA fire near Carentan and crashed.
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
