Douglas C-54 Skymaster crash, May 22, 1968, Bedford-Laure...
Douglas C-54 Skymaster accident on May 22, 1968 near Bedford-Laurence G. Hanscom Field Massachusetts, United States with no fatalities.
- Date: May 22, 1968
- Aircraft: Douglas C-54 Skymaster
- Location: Bedford-Laurence G. Hanscom Field Massachusetts, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
On final approach to Hanscom Field, the crew failed to notice the aircraft was too low. The C 54 struck trees, stalled and crashed in flames in a wooded area less than a mile short of the runway threshold. All three crew members were seriously injured.