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C-47 crash on december 6 1944 near A-93 in Belgium
Goodevening
On december 6 1944 a C-47A-80-DL from 52TCW / 314TCG / 32 TCS crashed at a coalmine stack near the airstrip A-93 Liége in Belgium killing the five men crew. Can someone help me with the a/c number ? Regards Alain57 |
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Re: C-47 crash on december 6 1944 near A-93 in Belgium
Two C-47s crashed:
42-100892 (5 killed) https://aviation-safety.net/database...?id=19441206-2 https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/cras...liege-5-killed The approach (to Liège-Bierset Advanced Landing Ground A-93) was completed in very bad weather conditions. The aircraft crashed in a field 2,4 km short of runway and was destroyed. All five members were killed. 41-18632 (4 killed) https://aviation-safety.net/database...?id=19441206-0 https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/cras...liege-4-killed (Same description as above but with four killed) |
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Re: C-47 crash on december 6 1944 near A-93 in Belgium
Thank you very much for your reply.
Alain57 |
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Re: C-47 crash on december 6 1944 near A-93 in Belgium
Alain,
Monument with names of victims here: https://www.hangarflying.eu/erfgoeds...1-18632-q9-en/ Groet, Leendert |
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Re: C-47 crash on december 6 1944 near A-93 in Belgium
Alain,
Story gives that name of crew chief, if any, on 1st Lt Lacy C. Myers' (not Mayers) C-47 not known. Airforcehistoryindex has additional name of Phil A. Miller as crew member to make a total of five. He must have survived the crash. Groet, Leendert |
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Re: C-47 crash on december 6 1944 near A-93 in Belgium
A little about Myers: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7611...eeneville-sun/
Myers: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/...y-carter-myers Weiniger, December 20, 1944: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7611...-courier-news/ Weiniger, January 5, 1945, Death Notice: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7611...-courier-news/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/...carl-h-weniger Ferguson: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/...th-e.-ferguson Last edited by RSwank; 20th April 2021 at 14:29. |
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Re: C-47 crash on december 6 1944 near A-93 in Belgium
Alain,
Findagrave does have TSgt Phil A. Miller as died on 6 Dec 1944, I now notice. Plane crash at Liège. See https://nl.findagrave.com/memorial/3.../phil-a-miller Groet, Leendert |
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Re: C-47 crash on december 6 1944 near A-93 in Belgium
On the findagrave link Leendert gave for Miller, there is a link to some fold3 details of the crash.
There are also links to info about the crews of both planes at the bottom. https://www.fold3.com/page/638329953...miller/stories Last edited by RSwank; 20th April 2021 at 19:24. |
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Re: C-47 crash on december 6 1944 near A-93 in Belgium
Contribution on Fold3 somehow doesn't mention T/Sgt Erwin L. Kramer on Weniger's C-47 (see Airforcehistoryindex). According findagrave he also died on 6 Dec 1944 (buried Elmira, NY).
Regards, Leendert |
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Re: C-47 crash on december 6 1944 near A-93 in Belgium
Goodmorning ,
Thank you all once more for your great help. Regards Alain57 |
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