Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3) crash, Sep 5, 1943 (11 killed)
Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3) accident on September 5, 1943 near Sedalia AFB Missouri, United States with 11 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft broke...
- Date: September 5, 1943
- Aircraft: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3)
- Location: Sedalia AFB Missouri, United States
- Fatalities: 11
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft broke apart in mid air in severe winds at about 6,000 feet.
A USAAF Douglas C 53D Skytrooper on a night training flight from Sedalia, Missouri, went out of control in poor weather and crashed in a prairie about 10 miles south of Sedalia. All 11 people on board were killed.