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| Date: | Thursday 21 September 1944 |
| Time: | 17:45 |
| Type: |  Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | 48 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | KG417 |
| MSN: | 12452 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Driel, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Down Ampney |
Crashed during Operation Market Garden. The C-47 was hit by a free fall load from another plane, causing a wing to tear away. Takeoff at 13.14 LT for a re-supply mission.
Pilot F/O. J.G. Wills / 21 years / RCAF
Second Pilot F/O. J.W. Erickson / 23 years / RCAF
Navigator P/O. D.G. Hardy / 24 years / RAF
Wireless Operator F/Sgt. D.S. Black / 22 years / RAF
Air Despatcher Drv. B. Welham / 38 years / RASC
Air Despatcher Drv. J. Taylor / 27 years / RASC
Air Despatcher L/Cpl E. Roscoe / 36 years / RASC
Air Despatcher Lt. H.A. Edwards / 27 years / RASC
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4225
Market Garden Roll of Honour
Aircraft lost on Allied Forces Special Duty Operations & Associated Roll of Honour
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Sep-2024 12:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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