Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Dec 25, 1944 (10 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on December 25, 1944 near Châteaudun Eure-et-Loir, France with 10 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft stalled while...
- Date: December 25, 1944
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Châteaudun Eure-et-Loir, France
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The aircraft stalled while climbing shortly after takeoff.
A USAAF C 47 stalled while climbing shortly after takeoff from Chateaudun on 25 December 1944 and crashed in flames on a road two miles southeast of the airbase. All ten occupants were killed, including six passengers.