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| Date: | Thursday 21 September 1944 |
| Time: | 16:25 |
| Type: |  Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | 48 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | KG579 |
| MSN: | 13302 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | south of runway 06-24 of Volkel airfield -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Down Ampney RAF Station |
| Down Ampney RAF Station |
The Douglas Dakota III was engaged in a resupply mission during Operation Market Garden. Supplies were dropped at Oosterbeek and the aircraft turned back to England. However, it was intercepted and shot at by Fw 190 fighters. The no.2 engine caught fire, forcing six of the eight crew members to bail out. Two were hit and killed by aircraft fire. Additionally, both pilots were killed when the Dakota crashed at Volkel Air Base.
Sources:
Crash van de Dakota KG579 op vliegveld Volkel
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T4226
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Sep-2024 09:24 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Source, ] |
| 12-Sep-2024 09:24 | TigerTimon | Updated [Category, ] |
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