Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Oct 12, 1948, Wadi Ha...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on October 12, 1948 near Wadi Halfa Northern, Sudan with no fatalities. Cause: An electrical short in a lamp...
- Date: October 12, 1948
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Wadi Halfa Northern, Sudan
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: An electrical short in a lamp ignited propeller deicing fluid.
Shortly after takeoff from Wadi Halfa a fire broke out in the cockpit, and the crew could not put it out. The captain made an emergency landing in the desert a few kilometers from the airport, and all 26 occupants escaped without injury. The aircraft was written off.