Crash of a Douglas C-47A-80-DL in The Channel
Date & Time:
Jun 7, 1944
Registration:
43-15165
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Folkingham - Folkingham
MSN:
19631
YOM:
1944
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was returning to his base in RAF Folkingham following a supply mission by the Normandy invasion. It appears the aircraft was hit by enemy fire and the captain attempted to ditch the aircraft into The Channel. While the aircraft sunk and was lost, all four crew members were rescued.
Probable cause:
Hit by enemy fire.