Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Sep 27, 1943 (4 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on September 27, 1943 near Fort Benning AFB (Lawson AAF) Georgia, United States with 4 fatalities. Cause: A...
- Date: September 27, 1943
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Fort Benning AFB (Lawson AAF) Georgia, United States
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: A technical failure of the left engine caused its propeller blades to break away.
A USAAF Douglas C 47 Skytrain on a training flight from Fort Benning, Georgia, crashed after all propeller blades broke away from its left engine. All four crew were killed.