Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Dec 3, 1961 (4 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on December 3, 1961 near Aviano Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy with 4 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft flew into a...
- Date: December 3, 1961
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Aviano Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft flew into a fog shrouded mountain on a routine practice flight.
A US Air Force Douglas C 47 took off from Aviano Air Base in Italy on a routine practice flight on 3 December 1961. Less than half an hour later it struck a fog covered mountain of about 4,000 feet, reportedly only 15 feet short of clearing the peak. All four crew members were killed.