Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Oct 21, 1943 (5 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on October 21, 1943 near Grenada AFB Mississippi, United States with 5 fatalities. Cause: A double engine failure...
- Date: October 21, 1943
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Grenada AFB Mississippi, United States
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: A double engine failure on final approach.
A USAAF Douglas C 47 crashed in a wooded area on final approach to Grenada AFB, Mississippi, on 21 October 1943 after a double engine failure during night training. All five crew were killed.