Douglas C-49 (DC-3) crash, Dec 17, 1944 (3 killed), Memph...
Douglas C-49 (DC-3) accident on December 17, 1944 near Memphis Tennessee, United States with 3 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft banked right, stalled...
- Date: December 17, 1944
- Aircraft: Douglas C-49 (DC-3)
- Location: Memphis Tennessee, United States
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The aircraft banked right, stalled and crashed during the initial climb.
A USAAF C 49 stalled and banked right during the initial climb after takeoff from Memphis, Tennessee, on 17 December 1944 and crashed onto a storehouse. Three passengers were killed and three other occupants were injured.