Narrative:
Crashed during glider tow mission to Bastogne, Belgium. Reportedly shot down.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 27 December 1944 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-80-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-15084 |
| MSN: | 19550 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 6 km (3.8 mls) WNW of Bastogne ( Belgium)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Châteaudun-Advanced Landing Ground A-39 (LFOC), France |
| Châteaudun-Advanced Landing Ground A-39 (LFOC), France |
Crashed during glider tow mission to Bastogne, Belgium. Reportedly shot down.
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