Douglas C-54 Skymaster crash, Jul 12, 1949 (3 killed), Ho...
Douglas C-54 Skymaster accident on July 12, 1949 near Hohengöhren Saxony-Anhalt, Germany with 3 fatalities.
- Date: July 12, 1949
- Aircraft: Douglas C-54 Skymaster
- Location: Hohengöhren Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
A USAF Douglas C 54 Skymaster flying a night cargo flight from Celle to Berlin-Gatow with about ten tons of coal crashed in a field at Hohengöhren on 12 July 1949. Technical problems with engines three and four led to the pilot losing control. All three crew of the 317th Troop Carrier Wing were killed.