Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Mar 26, 1947, Gimbat...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on March 26, 1947 near Gimbat Station Northern Territory, Australia with no fatalities. Cause: Lightning strike..
- Date: March 26, 1947
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Gimbat Station Northern Territory, Australia
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Lightning strike.
On 26 March 1947 a Royal Netherlands Air Force C 47 on a flight from Sydney toward Jakarta was struck by lightning in poor weather. Its electrical, radio and navigation systems failed. The crew made a forced landing in an uninhabited area near Gimbat Station, Northern Territory. All six crew were rescued and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.