Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Sep 17, 1944 (2 killed)

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on September 17, 1944 near Groesbeek Gelderland, Netherlands with 2 fatalities.

A USAAF C 47 on a paratroop mission was hit by German flak while approaching the drop zone and crash landed in flames 3 km east of Groesbeek on 17 September 1944. Two crew were killed and the other occupants were uninjured.

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