Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jan 11, 1947 (8 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on January 11, 1947 near Stowting Kent, United Kingdom with 8 fatalities. Cause: Poor weather, crew unfamiliar...
- Date: January 11, 1947
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Stowting Kent, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Poor weather, crew unfamiliar with the route, and fuel exhaustion
The BOAC Dakota left London for Lagos via Bordeaux, but poor weather prevented landings at Bordeaux, Paris-Le Bourget and Cormeilles-en-Vexin. The crew turned back toward London and, while over Kent, ran out of fuel and crashed in a field at Stowting, where the aircraft was destroyed. Eight of the 16 people on board were killed.