Narrative:
Crashed during glider tow mission to Bastogne, Belgium. The airplane was hit by flak and all crew members bailed out.
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| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 27 December 1944 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3) |
| Operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-100907 |
| MSN: | 19370 |
| First flight: | 1943 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 6,5 km (4.1 mls) WSW of Bastogne ( Belgium)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Châteaudun-Advanced Landing Ground A-39 (LFOC), France |
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Crashed during glider tow mission to Bastogne, Belgium. The airplane was hit by flak and all crew members bailed out.
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