Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Feb 2, 1946 (5 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on February 2, 1946 near Puyloubier Bouches-du-Rhône, France with 5 fatalities. Cause: Controlled flight into...
- Date: February 2, 1946
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Puyloubier Bouches-du-Rhône, France
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Controlled flight into terrain in marginal weather.
A USAAF C 47 on a flight from Istres to Munich struck the slope of Pic des Mouches in the Sainte Victoire range near Puyloubier while cruising at about 3,000 feet in marginal weather. All five crew were killed.