Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Nov 28, 1945 (9 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on November 28, 1945 near Auburn California, United States with 9 fatalities.
- Date: November 28, 1945
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Auburn California, United States
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A USAAF Douglas C 47 on a military transport flight from Tucson to Sacramento, refuelling at Palm Springs, could not locate McClellan Field at night and flew into a wooded hillside near Auburn, California, where it caught fire. Nine people died and about 15 to 16 others were hospitalized.