Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Oct 25, 1944 (4 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on October 25, 1944 near Guildford Surrey, United Kingdom with 4 fatalities. Cause: The official report suggests...
- Date: October 25, 1944
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Guildford Surrey, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The official report suggests the pilot climbed too steeply through a gap in the cloud, and that shifting cargo disturbed the centre of gravity.
A USAAF C 47 Lilly Bell II of the 89th Troop Carrier Squadron went out of control while climbing through cloud over the North Downs and crashed in a field at Jacobs Well near Guildford on 25 October 1944. All four crew were killed.