Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Mar 8, 1952 (8 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on March 8, 1952 near Guggi Glacier Bern, Switzerland with 8 fatalities. Cause: The cause was navigation errors..
- Date: March 8, 1952
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Guggi Glacier Bern, Switzerland
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The cause was navigation errors.
A USAF C 47 flying from Madrid Barajas to Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany, flew east over the Swiss Alps and struck a mountain slope near the Guggi Glacier. The aircraft was missing later that day, and the wreckage was found about a day later at about 3,000 meters. All eight aboard were killed.