Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Apr 27, 1949, Atlanti...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on April 27, 1949 near Atlantic Ocean, World with no fatalities. Cause: Engine failure.
- Date: April 27, 1949
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Atlantic Ocean, World
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Engine failure
A USAAF C 47B lost an engine on a flight from the Azores and the crew ditched it in the Atlantic on 27 April 1949. All four crew were rescued by a US Coast Guard vessel and the aircraft sank.