Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jan 18, 1945 (18 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on January 18, 1945 near Le Plessis-Gassot Val-d'Oise, France with 18 fatalities.
- Date: January 18, 1945
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Le Plessis-Gassot Val-d'Oise, France
- Fatalities: 18
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
A USAAF Douglas C 47 carrying passengers from Paris Le Bourget to Biggin Hill went out of control about seven minutes after takeoff on 18 January 1945 and crashed in a field at Le Plessis Gassot, Val d'Oise, France. Eighteen people were killed, and four passengers were seriously injured.