Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jan 30, 1946 (11 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on January 30, 1946 near Teloché Sarthe, France with 11 fatalities. Cause: Loss of control after encountering...
- Date: January 30, 1946
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Teloché Sarthe, France
- Fatalities: 11
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Loss of control after encountering turbulence.
RAF Dakota KN500 was flying from Istres toward RAF Membury at about 20,000 feet when it entered a low pressure area with cloud and turbulence. It lost control, dove into a field at Teloche about 15 km south of Le Mans, and all 11 occupants were killed.