Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Dec 22, 1944 (3 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on December 22, 1944 near Ramsbury AFB Wiltshire, United Kingdom with 3 fatalities. Cause: The left wingtip...
- Date: December 22, 1944
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Ramsbury AFB Wiltshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The left wingtip struck trees in Whitehill Copse on final approach in fog.
A USAAF C 47 returning from a freight mission to the continent on 22 December 1944 was diverted from fog bound Grove and Exeter and landed at Ramsbury after running short of fuel. On its final approach the left wingtip struck trees in Whitehill Copse, and three of its five crew were killed while two were injured.