Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Dec 25, 1944 (12 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on December 25, 1944 near Harrisburg Pennsylvania, United States with 12 fatalities. Cause: Headwinds and...
- Date: December 25, 1944
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Harrisburg Pennsylvania, United States
- Fatalities: 12
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Headwinds and worsening weather led to repeated failed landing attempts at Harrisburg in fog and freezing rain, and the aircraft then struck a hill about 900 feet high.