Douglas C-54 Skymaster crash, Mar 4, 1949 (1 killed), Her...
Douglas C-54 Skymaster accident on March 4, 1949 near Heroldishausen Thuringia, Germany with 1 fatality.
- Date: March 4, 1949
- Aircraft: Douglas C-54 Skymaster
- Location: Heroldishausen Thuringia, Germany
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
The C 54, flying from Wiesbaden to Berlin Tempelhof on the Berlin Airlift, caught fire in flight. The crew and passengers bailed out, and the captain was killed when the aircraft crashed in flames in a field near Heroldishausen while he tried to land it.