Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Dec 19, 1945 (25 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on December 19, 1945 near Timor Sea, World with 25 fatalities.
- Date: December 19, 1945
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Timor Sea, World
- Fatalities: 25
- Phase of flight: En route
The Royal Australian Air Force Douglas C 47 left Ambon for Darwin on 19 December 1945 with 25 people aboard and never arrived. Extensive search operations found no trace of the aircraft or its occupants, and the Australian Defence Force declined to fund a further search because no precise crash site is known.