Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Aug 24, 1948 (9 killed)

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on August 24, 1948 near Newton New Jersey, United States with 9 fatalities.

A USAF Douglas VC 117B transport collided in mid air with a B 25 Mitchell at about 7,000 feet over New Jersey on 24 August 1948 and crashed in a field about five miles north of Newton. All nine people aboard were killed, and the B 25 landed safely.

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