Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Dec 22, 1955 (3 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on December 22, 1955 near Düsseldorf-Lohausen North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany with 3 fatalities. Cause: Descent...
- Date: December 22, 1955
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Düsseldorf-Lohausen North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Descent continued without adequate visual reference in low visibility, leaving the aircraft too low on approach
A Manx Airways Douglas C-47 (DC-3) flew empty from the Isle of Man to Düsseldorf to collect passengers on 22 December 1955. It struck trees about 5 km short of the runway while attempting a visual approach in low visibility, and all three crew members were killed.