Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Sep 21, 1955, Bordeau...
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on September 21, 1955 near Bordeaux-Mérignac Gironde, France with no fatalities. Cause: Aircraft too low on final...
- Date: September 21, 1955
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Bordeaux-Mérignac Gironde, France
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Aircraft too low on final approach in fog
An Air France Douglas C-47 (DC-3) F-BCYU came down in a field while attempting to land at Bordeaux Mérignac in thick fog on 21 September 1955. All three crew survived, and the aircraft was written off.