Last updated: 18 April 2021
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| Date: | Saturday 23 September 1944 |
| Time: | 17:15 |
| Type: |  Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | KG370 |
| C/n / msn: | 12379 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 9 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Oosterbeek ( Netherlands)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Down Ampney RAF Station, United Kingdom |
| Down Ampney RAF Station, United Kingdom |
Crashed during Operation Market Garden. While over the drop zone, the plane was heavily damaged by German flak. The pilot had to perform an emergency landing. The plane caught fire and was destroyed in the Rosandepolder, just south of Oosterbeek.
Sources:
» harringtonmuseum.org.uk» 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
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accident date: 23-09-1944
type: Douglas Dakota III (DC-3)
registration: KG370
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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.
