Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Oct 10, 1947 (6 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on October 10, 1947 near Borja Loreto, Peru with 6 fatalities.
- Date: October 10, 1947
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Borja Loreto, Peru
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: En route
A USAF Douglas C 47B crashed in mountainous terrain about 60 km southwest of Borja, Peru, on 10 October 1947. The wreckage was found ten days later and all six aboard were killed, among them Colonel John R. Hawkins, the USAF chief in Peru.