Narrative:
Crashed during Operation Market Garden. The right hand engine was on fire when it was approaching the drop zone near Wageningen. A forced landing was carried out.
» Verliesregister 1939-1945 : Alle militaire vliegtuigverliezen in Nederland tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog - 1944 / Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945
» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 18 September 1944 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-20-DK Skytrain |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-93001 |
| MSN: | 12864 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 14 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 19 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Rhenen ( Netherlands)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Saltby-USAAF Station AAF-538, United Kingdom |
| Saltby-USAAF Station AAF-538, United Kingdom |
Crashed during Operation Market Garden. The right hand engine was on fire when it was approaching the drop zone near Wageningen. A forced landing was carried out.
Classification:
Forced landing outside airport
Sources:
» tracesofwar.nl» Verliesregister 1939-1945 : Alle militaire vliegtuigverliezen in Nederland tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog - 1944 / Studiegroep Luchtoorlog 1939-1945
» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
» MACR
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Saltby-USAAF Station AAF-538 to Saltby-USAAF Station AAF-538 as the crow flies is 19868 km (12418 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Saltby-USAAF Station AAF-538 to Saltby-USAAF Station AAF-538 as the crow flies is 19868 km (12418 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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