Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Feb 5, 1946 (24 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on February 5, 1946 near Bacolod Negros Occidental, Philippines with 24 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft flew into...
- Date: February 5, 1946
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Bacolod Negros Occidental, Philippines
- Fatalities: 24
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft flew into terrain in heavy rain.
USAAF C 47 42-23619 disappeared in heavy rain while flying over Negros Island with 24 people on board. Radio contact was lost, and the search was suspended after a few days. Walkers found the wreckage about seven months later in mountains east of Bacolod, and all 24 occupants were dead.