Douglas DC-3 crash, Jan 26, 1947 (22 killed), Copenhagen-...
Douglas DC-3 accident on January 26, 1947 near Copenhagen-Kastrup Hovedstaden, Denmark with 22 fatalities. Cause: Gust locks on the elevators not...
- Date: January 26, 1947
- Aircraft: Douglas DC-3
- Location: Copenhagen-Kastrup Hovedstaden, Denmark
- Fatalities: 22
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Gust locks on the elevators not removed before takeoff
Shortly after taking off from Copenhagen Kastrup on the leg to Stockholm, the KLM DC 3 crashed into a snow covered field about 1,000 meters from the airport and burned. All 22 people on board were killed, among them Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden and the singer Grace Moore.