Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Aug 27, 1957 (3 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on August 27, 1957 near Dishforth AFB North Yorkshire, United Kingdom with 3 fatalities. Cause: A fire in the...
- Date: August 27, 1957
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Dishforth AFB North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: A fire in the starboard wheel bay, from a fuel pipe burning through near pressurised hydraulic fluid, burned through the engine mountings and the starboard engine broke away.
The Dakota of No. 242 OCU caught fire in its right engine on a cargo flight and was vectored toward RAF Dishforth. The engine broke away and the aircraft crashed in a field about five miles from the base, killing three of the four crew.