Douglas C-54 Skymaster crash, Oct 18, 1944, Bodmin Moor C...
Douglas C-54 Skymaster accident on October 18, 1944 near Bodmin Moor Cornwall, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: A wrong altimeter setting led...
- Date: October 18, 1944
- Aircraft: Douglas C-54 Skymaster
- Location: Bodmin Moor Cornwall, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: A wrong altimeter setting led the aircraft into the hill after the radio compass failed.
A USAAF C 54 Skymaster diverted toward Exeter after the weather deteriorated near St Mawgan and the radio compass failed. It hit a hill on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, on 18 October 1944 and came to rest in flames. All nine occupants were injured and the aircraft was written off.