Douglas DC-3 cn 18980
Frame last update: 26-May-2021
Registration: 42-100517Operator: USAAF - United States Army Air Force
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Type: Military
Status: Written Off
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| 42-100517 | xx-xx-1943 | DC-3 C-47A-65-DL | USAAF - United States Army Air Force | 17.09.44 The C-47 was operating on a paradrop mission over the Netherlands during Operation Market Garden. All twelve paratroopers and four parapacks were dropped near the drop zone. Near Tilburg another airplane, C-47A 42-100965 (c/n 19428), crashed into the rear of 42-100517. The right hand prop and gear case were torn off. The roof was also torn off from the pilot's bulkhead to the rear. The airplane continued on one engine, being hit by flak on several occasions as it continued down the Sche | ||
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