Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Mar 12, 1946, Radclif...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on March 12, 1946 near Radcliffe-on-Trent Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: The crew...
- Date: March 12, 1946
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Radcliffe-on-Trent Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The crew lost orientation on a night training flight.
A RAF Dakota on a night training sortie lost its bearings, and the captain made an emergency landing in a field at Radcliffe on Trent, Nottinghamshire, on 12 March 1946. All three crew escaped unhurt, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.