Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jun 8, 1946 (23 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on June 8, 1946 near Abeokuta Ogun, Nigeria with 23 fatalities.
- Date: June 8, 1946
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Abeokuta Ogun, Nigeria
- Fatalities: 23
- Phase of flight: En route
The C 47 was flying from Kano to Lagos when it met poor weather and turbulence and descended to avoid a low pressure area. It hit treetops and crashed in a wooded area near Abeokuta, killing everyone on board and one person on the ground.