Crash of a Douglas C-47A-70-DL near Cherbourg: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 6, 1944
Registration:
42-100803
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Ramsbury - Ramsbury
MSN:
19266
YOM:
1943
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was taking part to the D-Day over Normandy. After all paratroopers bailed out, the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak, dove into the ground and crashed in a field near Cherbourg. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Donald W. Handegaard 3.
Crew:
Lt Donald W. Handegaard 3.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.