Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Mar 17, 1946 (20 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on March 17, 1946 near Nankin Jiangsu, China with 20 fatalities. Cause: Poor weather and low visibility on approach..
- Date: March 17, 1946
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Nankin Jiangsu, China
- Fatalities: 20
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Poor weather and low visibility on approach.
A Chinese Air Force C 47 crashed into hills while approaching Nanjing in bad weather on 17 March 1946. All 20 people aboard were killed, including Lieutenant General Dai Li, head of the Kuomintang secret service.