1944 Neuleiningen Douglas DC-3 shootdown
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| Shootdown | |
|---|---|
| Date | 24 September 1944 |
| Summary | Shootdown |
| Site | Over Neuleiningen, Nazi Germany |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas C-47 Dakota III |
| Operator | Royal Air Force |
| Registration | KG653 |
| Flight origin | RAF Pershore |
| 1st stopover | Cagliari Elmas Airport |
| Last stopover | RAF Castel Benito |
| Destination | Karachi |
| Passengers | 20 |
| Crew | 3 |
| Fatalities | 23 |
| Survivors | 0 |
On 24 September 1944, a Douglas C-47 Dakota operated by the Royal Air Force was shot down over Neuleiningen by a Messerschmitt Bf 109 after it veered off course into Germany, killing all 23 occupants on board.[1]
Accident
[edit]The flight took off from RAF Pershore at 3:30 local time. Mid-flight, it encountered poor weather (dark low clouds, heavy rain, thunder, and lightning) and entered Germany.[2] Later, a Messerschmitt Bf 109 piloted by Julius Meimberg of the Luftwaffe attacked the C-47, firing at its right engine.[3] The pilot then performed a split S, but the wing tore off and it crashed near Neuleningen, killing all 23 occupants.[1][3][4]
Victims
[edit]The occupants on board were:[2]
- Flight lieutenant R. Korer (pilot)
- Pilot officer L. A. Veary (navigator)
- Sergeant G. Beckoff (wireless operator, gunner)
- Corporal J. E. Allen
- Leading aircraftman L. I. Beach
- Leading aircraftman O. E. D. Bergen
- Leading aircraftman R. T. Burden
- Corporal W. H. Campbell
- Leading aircraftman J. A. R. M. Chevrier
- Leading aircraftman J. R. M. Couturier
- Corporal J. Cumming
- Leading aircraftman F. R. L. Gates
- Leading aircraftman Good
- Sergeant W. F. Hughes
- Corporal H. J. Hunter
- Leading aircraftman F. L. Kristensen
- Leading aircraftman W. J. S. Lundy
- Leading aircraftman D. J. MacDonald
- Aircraftman 1st class J. D. McVie
- Corporal L. H. Moreau
- Leading aircraftman F. W. Sargeant
- Leading aircraftman J. C. Sutherland
- Leading aircraftman H. S. Watson
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Douglas Dakota III (DC-3) KG653 Neuleiningen". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Crash of a Douglas C-47A Dakota III in Neuleiningen: 23 killed". Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Nackterhof: Heimatforscher finden Flugzeugteile an Dakota-Absturzort". Rheinpfalz (in German). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ Memberg, Julius (1 November 2002). Feindberührung: Erinnerungen 1939-1945 (in German). Neunundzwanzigsechs. pp. 290–291. ISBN 978-3-9807935-1-3.
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