UI Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) FZ620,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 339402
 

Date:Thursday 21 September 1944
Time:
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: FZ620
MSN: 12175
Year of manufacture:1943
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:UI
Location:Doorwerth -   Netherlands
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed after crew abandoned aircraft after flak hit.
The Dakota was part of a 13 aircraft formation that transported 208 panniers to dropzone "V" at Arnhem, the Netherlands.

Sources:

The Battle of Arnhem Archive

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