Narrative:
Shot down NE of Sibret, Belgium while on a glider tow mission.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 27 December 1944 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-90-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-15658 |
| MSN: | 20124 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | NE of Sibret ( Belgium)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Châteaudun-Advanced Landing Ground A-39 (LFOC), France |
| Châteaudun-Advanced Landing Ground A-39 (LFOC), France |
Shot down NE of Sibret, Belgium while on a glider tow mission.
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