1944 South African Air Force C-47 crash

1944 South African Air Force C-47 crash
Accident
Date	July 31, 1944
Summary	Pilot Error due to bad weather
Site	Salalah International Airport, Salalah, Dhofar Governorate, Oman
Total fatalities	32
Total survivors	0
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Douglas C-47
Operator	South African Air Force
Registration	KG960
Flight origin	Riyan International Airport
Destination	Salalah International Airport
Occupants	32
Passengers	27
Crew	5
Fatalities	32
Survivors	0

On July 31, 1944, a Douglas C-47 operated by the South African Air Force en route from Riyan International Airport to Salalah International Airport registered as KG960, crashed while landing at Salalah International Airport due to pilot error and severe weather. The crash made one of the deadliest plane crashes of Oman's soil, Also the crash made one of the deadliest plane crashes involved in a Douglas C-47 Skytrain.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Crew

The aircraft involved was a 3-year old Douglas C-47 Skytrain with Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp engines, registered as KG960 by the South African Air Force.^[5]^[6]

While landing at Salalah International Airport, the Douglas C-47 Skytrain experienced severe weather including rain while the plane struck a mountain and crashed into nearby Salalah leaving 0 survivors and 32 dead.^[7]