Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jan 19, 1946 (7 killed)

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on January 19, 1946 near Alberta Alberta, Canada with 7 fatalities.

RCAF Dakota FL636 was flying from Comox toward Winnipeg and onward to Greenwood. Its crew last reported being over Cranbrook at 0428 local time, and the aircraft then struck the slope of Mount Ptolemy in poor night weather. All seven crew members were killed.

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