Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Sep 7, 1944 (20 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on September 7, 1944 near Mossman Queensland, Australia with 20 fatalities.
- Date: September 7, 1944
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Mossman Queensland, Australia
- Fatalities: 20
- Phase of flight: En route
Dutch operated Douglas C 47 DT 941 (VH-RDK) flying Merauke to Cairns disappeared while nearing Cairns on 7 September 1944 and crashed in hilly terrain near Mossman, Queensland, killing all 20 aboard. Search aircraft found no trace and the wreck was only located in January 1989, when the remains were recovered and buried at Cairns War Cemetery in July 1989.