Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Mar 22, 1949 (3 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on March 22, 1949 near Lübeck-Blankensee Schleswig-Holstein, Germany with 3 fatalities.
- Date: March 22, 1949
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Lübeck-Blankensee Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A Royal Air Force Douglas Dakota on a Berlin Airlift flight back to Lübeck Blankensee struck the ground about 3 km from the airport during a night approach. The pilot had been dazzled by the sodium approach lights after leaving the cloud layer. All three crew were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.