Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Aug 19, 1948 (5 killed)

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on August 19, 1948 near Batu Melintang Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia with 5 fatalities.

A Royal Air Force Douglas C 47 on a training mission to find a paratroop drop zone near Batu Melintang developed smoke from its right engine on 19 August 1948. Seconds later it banked right, dived into a prairie and crashed, killing all five crew.

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