Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Feb 20, 1944 (2 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on February 20, 1944 near Lijiang Yunnan, China with 2 fatalities.
- Date: February 20, 1944
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Lijiang Yunnan, China
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
CNAC C 47 No. 75 was flying from Dinjan to Kunming below the overcast to avoid icing. It entered a small cloud in the mountain passes, struck a peak with its left wing and crashed on a mountainside. Both crew, pilot Einar Mickelson and copilot W.L. Wang, were killed and the wreckage was found about seven months later.