Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Dec 11, 1947 (20 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on December 11, 1947 near Memphis Tennessee, United States with 20 fatalities. Cause: Undetermined.
- Date: December 11, 1947
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Memphis Tennessee, United States
- Fatalities: 20
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Undetermined
A USAF Douglas C 47 on a flight from El Paso to Memphis was on final approach in poor weather when it banked right, dove into the ground and crashed in a wooded area about 4 miles short of the runway. All 20 people aboard were killed.