Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Nov 1, 1945 (26 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on November 1, 1945 near Bad Herrenalb Baden-Württemberg, Germany with 26 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft was...
- Date: November 1, 1945
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Bad Herrenalb Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Fatalities: 26
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft was flown on instruments below a safe altitude while climbing through overcast.
A USAAF Douglas C 47A flying from Bovingdon toward Munich Schleissheim hit a wooded mountainside near Bad Herrenalb while climbing through overcast in the afternoon. Of the 30 occupants, 26 died, including the entire crew, and four passengers survived with serious injuries.