Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Aug 29, 1949, North L...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on August 29, 1949 near North Luffenham AFB Rutland, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: Crew inadvertently...
- Date: August 29, 1949
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: North Luffenham AFB Rutland, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Crew inadvertently shut down both engines in flight
A RAF Dakota on a night training sortie from North Luffenham lost both engines in flight after the pilot inadvertently shut them down. Several restart attempts failed, and the crew made a belly landing in a field near the airfield. The aircraft burned and was destroyed, but all three crew were unhurt.