| Date: | Sunday 23 December 1945 |
| Time: | c. 22 |
| Type: |  Douglas VC-47B (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 43-49490 |
| MSN: | 26751/15306 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1,8 km N of Bourneville, OH -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lincoln AFB, NE (LNK/KLNK) |
The crew bailed out after encountering icing over Dwight, NE.
The aircraft continued to fly for about 800 miles in more than four hours before it crashed near Bourneville, OH.
Sources:
AAIR
Youngstown Vindicator 24 December 1945, p9
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