Douglas C-54 Skymaster crash, Nov 7, 1948, Fassberg AFB L...
Douglas C-54 Skymaster accident on November 7, 1948 near Fassberg AFB Lower Saxony, Germany with no fatalities. Cause: Poor visibility in fog during a...
- Date: November 7, 1948
- Aircraft: Douglas C-54 Skymaster
- Location: Fassberg AFB Lower Saxony, Germany
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Poor visibility in fog during a night approach.
A USAF Douglas C 54 flying from Schleissheim near Munich to Fassberg hit trees on final approach in fog at night and burned. All three crew members were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.