Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Oct 7, 1944 (19 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on October 7, 1944 near Vella Lavella Island, Solomon Islands with 19 fatalities.
- Date: October 7, 1944
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Vella Lavella Island, Solomon Islands
- Fatalities: 19
- Phase of flight: En route
US Navy R4D 5 (DC 3) bureau number 39086 flew into the southern tip of Vella Lavella Island in heavy rain on 7 October 1944 and struck a mountain about three miles south of Barakoma Airfield. The aircraft was destroyed and 19 aboard were killed.