Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Sep 15, 1945 (23 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on September 15, 1945 near Kansas City-Fairfax Field Kansas, United States with 23 fatalities. Cause: Suspected...
- Date: September 15, 1945
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Kansas City-Fairfax Field Kansas, United States
- Fatalities: 23
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Suspected loss of power in the right engine during takeoff.
A USAAF Douglas C 47B took off at night from Fairfax Field, Kansas City, but barely climbed, struck trees near the Missouri River and crashed. Of 24 people aboard, 23 were killed.