Last updated: 8 March 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 23 September 1944 |
| Time: | 16:07 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-1-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-48400 |
| C/n / msn: | 25661/14216 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Oisterwijk ( Netherlands)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
The C-47B glider towing plane was damaged after being hit by German anti-aircraft fire. A forced landing was carried out on the heath near Oisterwijk.
Classification:
Shot down by aircraftForced landing on runway
Sources:
» 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
» www.oisterwijk-marketgarden.com
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
