42-100640 Jersey Bounce
Assigned to 94TCS, 439TCG, 9AF. Part of Serial 11 carrying 1st battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment 6-Jun-44. Transferred to 484ASG, 9AF. Inbound from Villacoublay, France, not able to land at RAF Exeter due to poor visibility. The pilot decided to divert to RAF Western Zoyland, but received the reciprocal of the required heading. Flight continued in clouds over high terrain until it impacted a stone wall on a hillside Huntingdon Warren, Dartmoor. 7 x KIA (3 x crew, 4 x passengers). No MACR.
Crew: Pilot 2Lt Richard H Mara, Copilot 2Lt F C McCutchin, Eng T/Sgt M J Kack, Passengers Lt Col Charles Raymond Rasmussen, Pvt D I Klapps, Pvt R Flower and Pvt V E Whiting.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
- Unit: 313th Troop Carrier Group 439th Troop Carrier Group 94th Troop Carrier Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
28200 Châteaudun, France | 25 February 1945 | Mid Air Collision Chateauden (A-39) Cat M damage Lt William G Stewart, 25-Feb-45. C-47A 42-100640 - 94TCS 439TCG 9AF. |
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Crashed |
Huntingdon Warren, Dartmoor | 13 October 1945 | Fatal Crash Weather related Huntingdon Warren, Dartmoor Cat 4 damage Lt Richard H Mara, 13-Oct-45. 7 x KIA. C-47A 42-100640 - 484ASG 9AF. |
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Manufactured |
Long Beach, CA, USA | Built at Douglas. | |
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Delivered |
California, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
Upottery, Honiton EX14, UK | Assigned to 94TCS, 439TCG, 9AF USAAF. | |
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Assigned |
28200 Châteaudun, France | Transferred to 484ASG, 9AF. |
Revisions
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=42-100640&Submit4=Go
https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19451013-0
http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=177507
Aircraft Wrecks: The Walker's Guide : Historic Crash Sites on the Moors and Mountains of the British Isles by By Nick Wotherspoon, Alan Clark, Mark Sheldon.
http://www.dday-overlord.com/eng/drop_serie_11.htm
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=42-100640&Submit4=Go
https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19451013-0
http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=177507
Aircraft Wrecks: The Walker's Guide : Historic Crash Sites on the Moors and Mountains of the British Isles by By Nick Wotherspoon, Alan Clark, Mark Sheldon.
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=42-100640&Submit4=Go
https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19451013-0
http://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=177507
Aircraft Wrecks: The Walker's Guide : Historic Crash Sites on the Moors and Mountains of the British Isles by By Nick Wotherspoon, Alan Clark, Mark Sheldon.