Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Apr 20, 1945 (25 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on April 20, 1945 near Sweetwater Texas, United States with 25 fatalities. Cause: The elevators and stabilizers...
- Date: April 20, 1945
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Sweetwater Texas, United States
- Fatalities: 25
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The elevators and stabilizers failed in flight, with severe turbulence in the thunderstorm a likely factor.
A USAAF C 47 flying from Midland Army Air Field, Texas, to Nashville ran into thunderstorm activity and went out of control on 20 April 1945. It dived into a field about four miles south of Sweetwater, Texas, and all 25 aboard were killed.