Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Feb 20, 1947 (4 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on February 20, 1947 near Offenbach-am-Main Hesse, Germany with 4 fatalities. Cause: Fuel exhaustion led to the...
- Date: February 20, 1947
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Offenbach-am-Main Hesse, Germany
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Fuel exhaustion led to the failure of both engines.
A French Air Force Douglas C 47 flying in thick fog tried to divert to Frankfurt, but the crew could not find the runway. Both engines stopped from fuel exhaustion and the aircraft crashed out of control into a field at Offenbach am Main on 20 February 1947. All four crew were killed.