Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Nov 1, 1944 (20 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on November 1, 1944 near Saint-Chamond Loire, France with 20 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft flew into the...
- Date: November 1, 1944
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Saint-Chamond Loire, France
- Fatalities: 20
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft flew into the mountain in fog, frost and rain.
A USAAF C 47 medical evacuation flight struck the Massif du Pilat, about 12 km southeast of Saint Chamond, on 1 November 1944 in fog, frost and rain. There were no survivors.