Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Apr 17, 1946, Wymeswo...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on April 17, 1946 near Wymeswold AFB Leicestershire, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: Engine failure...
- Date: April 17, 1946
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Wymeswold AFB Leicestershire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Engine failure with propeller unable to feather
A Royal Air Force Douglas C 47 Dakota lost an engine en route, and the propeller could not be feathered. Drag prevented it from holding altitude, so the crew made an emergency belly landing in a field about 2 miles southeast of RAF Wymeswold. No one was injured.