Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Apr 11, 1944, Kolomyi...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on April 11, 1944 near Kolomyia Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine with no fatalities.
- Date: April 11, 1944
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Kolomyia Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
On approach to Kolomyia Korolivka Airport near Ivano Frankivsk, the commander of the ATD, a major general in the cockpit, forced the crew to change the landing direction. The aircraft landed too far down the runway, overran and came to rest down an embankment. There were no casualties.