Accident Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) KG428, Tuesday 19 September 1944
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Date:Tuesday 19 September 1944
Time:14:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas Dakota III (DC-3)
Owner/operator:Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration: KG428
MSN: 12463
Year of manufacture:1944
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 8
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Location:Oud-Reemst, Otterlo, Gelderland -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Down Ampney
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crash-landed during Operation Market Garden after being hit by Flak.

The aircraft had taken off at 12.37 LT for a re-supply mission.

Pilot P/O. V.B. Christie / RCAF / evader
Second Pilot F/Sgt. F.E. Fuller / RAF / evader
Navigator W/O. A.P. Anderson / RCAF / evader - PoW
Wireless Operator W/O. P.A. Fulmore / RCAF / evader - PoW
Air Despatcher Drv. H.W. Thompson / 22 years / RASC / MiA - DoW; field grave could not be located
Air Despatcher L/Cpl R. Bradley / RASC / PoW
Air Despatcher Cpl. R.C. Balloch / RASC / PoW
Air Despatcher Drv. B. Olderton / RASC / PoW

Sources:

SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4152
nl.tracesofwar.com

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Sep-2024 19:04 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]

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