Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jul 21, 1945, Bhuj Gu...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on July 21, 1945 near Bhuj Gujarat, India with no fatalities. Cause: The right engine failed shortly after takeoff..
- Date: July 21, 1945
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Bhuj Gujarat, India
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The right engine failed shortly after takeoff.
A Royal Air Force Douglas C 47 lost its right engine shortly after takeoff from Bhuj in Gujarat and belly landed in a desert area about 19 km northwest of the airport on 21 July 1945. All four crew were unhurt, but the aircraft was written off.