Douglas C-54 Skymaster crash, Aug 15, 1949 (8 killed), Of...
Douglas C-54 Skymaster accident on August 15, 1949 off Lurga Point Munster, Ireland with 8 fatalities.
- Date: August 15, 1949
- Aircraft: Douglas C-54 Skymaster
- Location: Off Lurga Point Munster, Ireland
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: En route
Transocean Air Lines DC 4 N79998, on a charter from Rome toward the United States, flew past Shannon over the Atlantic without the crew realising it. It ran out of fuel and ditched off Kilkee, Ireland, on 15 August 1949. Eight people died.