Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Mar 27, 1943 (23 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on March 27, 1943 near Brisbane Queensland, Australia with 23 fatalities. Cause: The Court of Inquiry concluded...
- Date: March 27, 1943
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Brisbane Queensland, Australia
- Fatalities: 23
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The Court of Inquiry concluded that the cause was error of judgement and poor technique on the part of the pilot.
Shortly after night takeoff from Archerfield, the aircraft entered fog while climbing, banked left and crashed in woodland about a mile south of the airport. All 23 people aboard were killed.