Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Mar 13, 1945 (6 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on March 13, 1945 near Freer Texas, United States with 6 fatalities. Cause: Thunderstorms and turbulence led to...
- Date: March 13, 1945
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Freer Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Thunderstorms and turbulence led to loss of control.
A USAAF C 47 lost control after encountering thunderstorms and turbulence on a night navigation exercise from Greenwood, Mississippi, and crashed in a wooded area near Freer, Texas, on 13 March 1945. All six aboard were killed.