Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Oct 13, 1945 (7 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on October 13, 1945 near Huntingdon Warren Devon, United Kingdom with 7 fatalities. Cause: Dense mist and poor...
- Date: October 13, 1945
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Huntingdon Warren Devon, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Dense mist and poor weather over Devon, together with a flight control error at Exeter that gave the crew a heading about 180 degrees wrong, which was not questioned on board.
A USAAF Douglas C 47 ferrying mail from Erding to RAF Exeter struck a hillside on southern Dartmoor in thick mist at Huntingdon Warren on 13 October 1945. All seven people aboard were killed.