Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Nov 7, 1944 (4 killed)

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on November 7, 1944 near Thônes Haute-Savoie, France with 4 fatalities.

A USAAF C 47 of the 311th Ferry Squadron flying from England to Istres hit the Tournette massif above Thônes, Haute Savoie, on 7 November 1944 in very poor weather. An avalanche buried the wreckage and the four crew, who were recovered in summer 1945.

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