Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Aug 19, 1946 (5 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on August 19, 1946 near Bled Upper Carniola (Gorenjska), Slovenia with 5 fatalities. Cause: Shot down by a...
- Date: August 19, 1946
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Bled Upper Carniola (Gorenjska), Slovenia
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Shot down by a Yugoslav Air Force Yak 3 after entering Yugoslav airspace
A USAAF C 47 flying a military mail run from Langenlebarn to Rome strayed into Yugoslav airspace after poor weather over Austria. It was shot down by a Yugoslav Air Force fighter and crashed in a field near Bled, killing all five on board.