Douglas C-54 Skymaster crash, Nov 1, 1949 (55 killed), Wa...
Douglas C-54 Skymaster accident on November 1, 1949 near Washington DC District of Columbia, United States with 55 fatalities.
- Date: November 1, 1949
- Aircraft: Douglas C-54 Skymaster
- Location: Washington DC District of Columbia, United States
- Fatalities: 55
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
Eastern Air Lines Flight 537, a DC 4, collided in mid air with a Bolivian P 38 Lightning near Washington National Airport on 1 November 1949. All 55 people aboard the airliner were killed, and the P 38 pilot survived. Sources differ on the crash location.