Douglas C-49 (DC-3) crash, Sep 5, 1943 (6 killed), Rosecr...
Douglas C-49 (DC-3) accident on September 5, 1943 near Rosecrans AFB Missouri, United States with 6 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft went out of control...
- Date: September 5, 1943
- Aircraft: Douglas C-49 (DC-3)
- Location: Rosecrans AFB Missouri, United States
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The aircraft went out of control in severe turbulence from a cold front while returning in stormy weather.
A USAAF Douglas C 49 on a training flight returned to Rosecrans airbase in stormy weather and went out of control, crashing in flames near Saint Joseph, Missouri. Six of the seven aboard were killed.