Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jul 16, 1945, Basal P...

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on July 16, 1945 near Basal Punjab, Pakistan with no fatalities.

A Royal Air Force Douglas C 47 lost an engine while climbing after takeoff from Basal in the Punjab on 16 July 1945. It belly landed in a field about two miles northeast of the airstrip. All four crew were unhurt, but the aircraft was written off.

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