Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Dec 18, 1949 (8 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on December 18, 1949 near Paris-Le Bourget Seine-Saint-Denis, France with 8 fatalities. Cause: A wing failed in...
- Date: December 18, 1949
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Paris-Le Bourget Seine-Saint-Denis, France
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: A wing failed in flight, and the aircraft lost control.
A Sabena DC 3 on a scheduled service from Paris to Brussels crashed into a house at Aulnay sous Bois shortly after takeoff from Paris Le Bourget on 18 December 1949. All eight people on board were killed, and two people on the ground were hurt.