Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Mar 28, 1950 (4 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on March 28, 1950 near Rockcliffe AFB (Ottawa) Ontario, Canada with 4 fatalities. Cause: Broken fuel line causing...
- Date: March 28, 1950
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Rockcliffe AFB (Ottawa) Ontario, Canada
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Broken fuel line causing engine fire
A USAF C-47 carrying US Ambassador Laurence Steinhardt took off from Rockcliffe AFB, Ottawa, when its right engine caught fire. It dove into a field at Ramsayville and burned, and a crew member bailed out and survived.