Douglas C-49 (DC-3) crash, May 15, 1948 (13 killed), Vred...
Douglas C-49 (DC-3) accident on May 15, 1948 near Vrede Free State, South Africa with 13 fatalities.
- Date: May 15, 1948
- Aircraft: Douglas C-49 (DC-3)
- Location: Vrede Free State, South Africa
- Fatalities: 13
- Phase of flight: En route
A Mercury Aviation DC 3 flying from Durban toward Johannesburg in poor weather struck the slope of Spitzkop near Vrede on 15 May 1948. All 13 people aboard were killed.