Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Apr 28, 1944 (19 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on April 28, 1944 near Winona Arizona, United States with 19 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft descended too early...
- Date: April 28, 1944
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Winona Arizona, United States
- Fatalities: 19
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft descended too early in a snowstorm southwest of Winslow.
The Navy R4D 5 17145, a C 47 variant, left Oakland on 27 April 1944 bound for Winslow, Arizona. It ran into a snowstorm and crashed on Anderson Mesa east of Flagstaff on 28 April 1944, killing 19 people.