Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Dec 4, 1951 (5 killed)

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on December 4, 1951 near San Gabriel Mountains California, United States with 5 fatalities.

The C-47 departed Norton AFB at 1930 local time for a short flight to Long Beach with two crew and three passengers. About fifteen minutes after takeoff, in marginal weather, it struck a mountain slope in the San Gabriel Mountains north of Ontario, and all five on board were killed.

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