1944 Neuleiningen Douglas DC-3 shootdown

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.

Accident
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. Later, a Messerschmitt Bf 109 piloted by Julius Meimberg of the Luftwaffe attacked the C-47, firing at its right engine. The pilot then performed a split S, but the wing tore off and it crashed near Neuleningen, killing all 23 occupants.

Victims
The occupants on board were:


 * 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