Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Nov 11, 1944 (1 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on November 11, 1944 near Maladechna Minsk voblast, Belarus with 1 fatality. Cause: The aircraft came in too fast...
- Date: November 11, 1944
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Maladechna Minsk voblast, Belarus
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The aircraft came in too fast on a disused airfield after the crew lost orientation in low cloud.
An Aeroflot C 47 on a flight from Moscow to Lublin missed Minsk in low cloud and landed on a disused airfield near Maladechna, Belarus, on 11 November 1944. The aircraft bounced, ran into an anti aircraft trench and came to rest on its nose. One passenger was killed and eight passengers were slightly injured.