Langenlebarn – Udine – Venice – Rome

On August 19, 1946 at 12:00 AM, Langenlebarn – Udine – Venice – Rome experienced a crash involving Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3), operated by United States Army Air Forces - USAAF, with the event recorded near Bled Upper Carniola (Gorenjska).

The flight was categorized as postal (mail) and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

5 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 3, passenger fatalities: 3, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. The aircraft was performing a military mail flight from Langenlebarn Airbase located northwest of Vienna to Rome, Italy, with intermediate stops in Udine and Venice, with three passengers and two pilots on board. After passing over Klagenfurt, south Austria, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and entered by mistake into the Yugoslav airspace. Shortly later, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot (Vladimir Vodopivec) of a Yugoslav Air Force Yakovlev Yak-3. Out of control, the aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a field located near Bled, killing all five occupants. The registration 42-93450 is not confirmed.

Aircraft reference details include registration 42-93450, MSN 13363, year of manufacture 1944.