Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Sep 24, 1944 (23 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on September 24, 1944 near Neuleiningen Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany with 23 fatalities.
- Date: September 24, 1944
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Neuleiningen Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- Fatalities: 23
- Phase of flight: En route
Dakota KG653 left RAF Pershore on 24 September 1944 bound for Karachi via Cagliari and Castel Benito. Strayed into German airspace in poor weather and was attacked by a Bf 109 near Neuleiningen, where it broke up and crashed, killing all 23 aboard. No formal investigation finding is given.