Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3) crash, Sep 20, 1943 (25 killed)
Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3) accident on September 20, 1943 near Maxton AFB North Carolina, United States with 25 fatalities. Cause: The pilot banked...
- Date: September 20, 1943
- Aircraft: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3)
- Location: Maxton AFB North Carolina, United States
- Fatalities: 25
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The pilot banked sharply left to avoid a converging aircraft towing a glider, and the aircraft crashed.
A USAAF Douglas C 53 Skytrooper crashed shortly after takeoff from Maxton Army Air Base, North Carolina, on 20 September 1943, killing all 25 people aboard. The aircraft had banked sharply to avoid a converging aircraft that was towing a glider.