Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Apr 16, 1953 (30 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on April 16, 1953 near Hanoi-Gia Lâm Hà Nội City District, Vietnam with 30 fatalities. Cause: Left wing failure...
- Date: April 16, 1953
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Hanoi-Gia Lâm Hà Nội City District, Vietnam
- Fatalities: 30
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Left wing failure shortly after rotation
An Aigle Azur C-47 ambulance flight carrying 27 wounded soldiers and three crew crashed shortly after takeoff from Gia Lam Airport in Hanoi. All 30 people on board were killed in the explosion.