Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Aug 12, 1944 (1 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on August 12, 1944 near Memphis Tennessee, United States with 1 fatality.
- Date: August 12, 1944
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Memphis Tennessee, United States
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
During takeoff from Memphis Municipal Airport a United States Army Air Forces Douglas C 47 Skytrain on a flight to Chickasha crashed after the copilot mistook a hand signal from the captain for a command to raise the landing gear. One person was killed.