Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Jan 24, 1949 (8 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on January 24, 1949 near Lübeck-Blankensee Schleswig-Holstein, Germany with 8 fatalities. Cause: Approach...
- Date: January 24, 1949
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Lübeck-Blankensee Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Approach continued below minimum descent altitude
A RAF Dakota IV on approach to Lübeck Blankensee crashed in a forest near Utecht on 24 January 1949. Eight of the 25 people aboard were killed.