Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Nov 16, 1944 (3 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on November 16, 1944 near Tarquinia Lazio, Italy with 3 fatalities. Cause: The pilot was reportedly blinded by...
- Date: November 16, 1944
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Tarquinia Lazio, Italy
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The pilot was reportedly blinded by the sun.
A USAAF C 47 flying an aerial photography mission collided with a Brazilian Air Force P 47 Thunderbolt near Tarquinia, Italy, on 16 November 1944. The C 47 dove into the ground and its three crew were killed.