Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jul 25, 1945 (13 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on July 25, 1945 near Zephyrhills Florida, United States with 13 fatalities. Cause: Severe weather in the squall...
- Date: July 25, 1945
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Zephyrhills Florida, United States
- Fatalities: 13
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Severe weather in the squall line led to the loss of the left wing.
A USAAF Douglas C 47 on a training flight from Sarasota to Lake Charles lost its left wing in a squall line northeast of Tampa on 25 July 1945. It crashed in a mangrove southwest of Zephyrhills, Florida, and all 13 people aboard were killed.