Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jan 27, 1948 (11 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on January 27, 1948 near Château Garnier Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France with 11 fatalities. Cause: Snowstorm and...
- Date: January 27, 1948
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Château Garnier Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France
- Fatalities: 11
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Snowstorm and poor visibility, with the aircraft lost before it struck the mountainside.
A USAF Douglas C 47 with serial 44 76443 flew into the Cheval Blanc mountain near Chateau Garnier in the Alpes de Haute Provence on 27 January 1948 after a snowstorm and poor visibility. Eleven people were killed.