Douglas C-54 Skymaster crash, Jan 18, 1949 (1 killed), Fa...
Douglas C-54 Skymaster accident on January 18, 1949 near Fassberg AFB Lower Saxony, Germany with 1 fatality.
- Date: January 18, 1949
- Aircraft: Douglas C-54 Skymaster
- Location: Fassberg AFB Lower Saxony, Germany
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A USAF Douglas C 54 flying a cargo mission from Berlin to Fassberg during the Berlin Airlift went out of control on approach to Fassberg on 18 January 1949. It crashed in a field about 10 km from the runway 27 threshold. One crew member was killed and two were seriously injured.