Lockheed C-60 LodeStar crash, Mar 5, 1945 (8 killed), Wri...
Lockheed C-60 LodeStar accident on March 5, 1945 near Wright-Patterson AFB (Dayton) Ohio, United States with 8 fatalities.
- Date: March 5, 1945
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-60 LodeStar
- Location: Wright-Patterson AFB (Dayton) Ohio, United States
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
A USAAF C 60 Lodestar went out of control shortly after takeoff from Wright Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio, on 5 March 1945. It crashed into a hangar in a large explosion, and all three crew and five people in the hangar were killed.