Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jan 9, 1945 (5 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on January 9, 1945 near Biak Special Region of Papua, Indonesia with 5 fatalities. Cause: The reason the aircraft...
- Date: January 9, 1945
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Biak Special Region of Papua, Indonesia
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The reason the aircraft turned right instead of left has not been established.
A USAAF C 47 of the 375th Troop Carrier Group crashed in a swamp on Biak on 9 January 1945 while flying to Peleliu. All five crew were killed.