What the records say
- When
- 24 Sep 1944
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 49.54° N, 8.14° E
- Description
- 1944 plane shootdown
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1944 Neuleiningen Douglas DC-3 shootdown
1944 plane shootdown
On 24 September 1944, Douglas C-47 Dakota serial number KG653 operated by 437 Squadron of the Royal Canadian 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.
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