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.

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

Places

Aerial photograph of Upottery airfield looking west, the main runway runs vertically, barrack sites are to the bottom right of the airfield, 15 March 1944. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/CT/91/541. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Smeatharpe

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
  • Unit: 313th Troop Carrier Group 439th Troop Carrier Group 94th Troop Carrier Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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.

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.

Manufactured

Long Beach, CA, USA Built at Douglas.

Delivered

California, USA Delivered to USAAF.

Assigned

Upottery, Honiton EX14, UK Assigned to 94TCS, 439TCG, 9AF USAAF.

Assigned

28200 Châteaudun, France Transferred to 484ASG, 9AF.

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

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

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

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.

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

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.