Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Apr 24, 1946 (6 killed)

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on April 24, 1946 near Tarawa Island, Kiribati with 6 fatalities.

• Date: April 24, 1946
• Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
• Location: Tarawa Island, Kiribati
• Fatalities: 6
• Phase of flight: En route

A USAAF C 47 crashed in the Tarawa atoll lagoon, Kiribati, on 24 April 1946 in circumstances that are not established. Six people were killed.

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