Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3) crash, Jan 13, 1944, Ossom...
Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3) accident on January 13, 1944 near Ossoms Hill Staffordshire, United Kingdom with no fatalities.
- Date: January 13, 1944
- Aircraft: Douglas C-53 Skytrooper (DC-3)
- Location: Ossoms Hill Staffordshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
A USAAF Douglas C 53D Skytrooper of the 435th Troop Carrier Group, serial 42-68728, flying from Langar to Burtonwood, suffered a wing tip failure in flight and force landed on Ossoms Hill near Grindon, Staffordshire, on 13 January 1944. All nine occupants escaped unhurt.