Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jun 6, 1944 (1 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on June 6, 1944 near Basseneville Calvados, France with 1 fatality.
- Date: June 6, 1944
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Basseneville Calvados, France
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
Dakota KG356 of 233 Squadron left RAF Blakehill Farm on 5 June 1944 for a D Day paratroop drop near Caen. It was hit by heavy antiaircraft fire and caught fire, and its pilot, Flying Officer H E Jones, was killed while the rest of the crew survived.