Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Dec 27, 1947, Leeuwar...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on December 27, 1947 near Leeuwarden Friesland, Netherlands with no fatalities.
- Date: December 27, 1947
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Leeuwarden Friesland, Netherlands
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A KLM Douglas C 47 on a scheduled service through Leeuwarden could not find the airport in poor weather and went around. Its left wing struck a church in the city, and the crew made a belly landing in a field. All 15 occupants were unhurt and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.