Douglas C-54 Skymaster crash, Dec 5, 1948 (3 killed), Fas...
Douglas C-54 Skymaster accident on December 5, 1948 near Fassberg AFB Lower Saxony, Germany with 3 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft stalled during the...
- Date: December 5, 1948
- Aircraft: Douglas C-54 Skymaster
- Location: Fassberg AFB Lower Saxony, Germany
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The aircraft stalled during the initial climb.
Shortly after a night takeoff from Fassberg Air Base, the C 54 stalled and crashed near the airport while in its initial climb. All three crew on this Berlin Airlift flight were killed.