Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Aug 1, 1944 (3 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on August 1, 1944 near Kunming Yunnan, China with 3 fatalities. Cause: Insufficient altitude during a right turn...
- Date: August 1, 1944
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Kunming Yunnan, China
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Insufficient altitude during a right turn after takeoff.
A China National Aviation Corporation Douglas C 47 (serial 73) turned right shortly after takeoff from Kunming on 1 August 1944. It struck the top of Baldy mountain, slid down the slope into a lake, and all three crew were killed.