Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Feb 6, 1945 (23 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on February 6, 1945 near Hunters Burgh Sussex, United Kingdom with 23 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft flew into...
- Date: February 6, 1945
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Hunters Burgh Sussex, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 23
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft flew into the side of a hill in low cloud.
A Royal Air Force Douglas C 47 Dakota of No 575 Squadron left RAF Thorney Island for Amiens with personnel on 6 February 1945. In low cloud it flew into Hunters Burgh near Folkington, Sussex, and burned. All 23 people on board were killed.