Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Dec 27, 1944 (4 killed)

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on December 27, 1944 near Bastogne Luxembourg, Belgium with 4 fatalities.

A USAAF C 47 returning to Chateaudun after a glider supply mission to Bastogne was shot down by enemy fire on 27 December 1944 and crashed in a field about 5.6 km southwest of Bastogne. One crew member bailed out and four other occupants were killed.

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