Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, May 20, 1948, Lübeck-...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on May 20, 1948 near Lübeck-Blankensee Schleswig-Holstein, Germany with no fatalities.
- Date: May 20, 1948
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Lübeck-Blankensee Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
While flying a training sortie from Lubeck and towing a glider, the left engine failed at low height. The crew released the glider and attempted a landing, but the aircraft crash landed in a field near the airport and caught fire. Both pilots escaped uninjured.