Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Aug 19, 1955 (7 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on August 19, 1955 near Hawthorne Nevada, United States with 7 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft flew into terrain...
- Date: August 19, 1955
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Hawthorne Nevada, United States
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft flew into terrain in controlled flight.
A USAF Douglas C 47 left Reno Stead Airport on a classified mission with six similar aircraft. While cruising at 6,000 feet in limited visibility, it struck the slope of a mountain in the Gillis Range, about 12 miles northeast of Hawthorne, Nevada. All seven crew were killed.