Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, May 3, 1950, Habbaniy...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on May 3, 1950 near Habbaniyah AFB Al-Anbar, Iraq with no fatalities.
- Date: May 3, 1950
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Habbaniyah AFB Al-Anbar, Iraq
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
On final approach to Habbaniyah AFB on 3 May 1950 both engines stopped at the same time. The Douglas C 47 stalled and crashed a few hundred yards short of the runway threshold. There were no injuries and the aircraft was written off.