Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Sep 5, 1943 (4 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on September 5, 1943 near Luganville, Vanuatu with 4 fatalities.
- Date: September 5, 1943
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Luganville, Vanuatu
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
A USAAF Douglas C 47A carrying freight from Guadalcanal to Espiritu Santo was lost after its last radio call at 1:30 pm on 5 September 1943. Four crew were killed, and navigator Leonard G. Richardson survived and was found by a US Army search team after about two weeks in the jungle.