Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jul 2, 1945 (3 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on July 2, 1945 near Samarai Island Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea with 3 fatalities.
- Date: July 2, 1945
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Samarai Island Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
A Royal Air Force Douglas C 47 on a cargo flight from Sydney to Momote failed to arrive and was posted missing. The wreckage was later found near Samarai Island, and all three crew were killed.