Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Sep 1, 1957 (4 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on September 1, 1957 near Calcutta-Dum Dum West Bengal, India with 4 fatalities. Cause: The collision on the...
- Date: September 1, 1957
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Calcutta-Dum Dum West Bengal, India
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The collision on the runway with the landing Hermes was attributed to the Hermes captain.
The Indian Airlines Douglas C 47 was lined up on runway 01L at Dum Dum for a cargo flight to Pasighat when a Handley Page Hermes landing on the same runway struck it. The Dakota was destroyed and all four crew were killed.