Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3) crash, Jul 27, 1943 (3 killed)
Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3) accident on July 27, 1943 near Pope AFB (Fayetteville) North Carolina, United States with 3 fatalities.
- Date: July 27, 1943
- Aircraft: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3)
- Location: Pope AFB (Fayetteville) North Carolina, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A USAAF C 53 on a training flight struck trees on final approach to Fayetteville Pope Army Air Field, North Carolina, on 27 July 1943 and crashed in a wooded area. All three crew were killed.