| Leith Hill multiple aircraft accident | |
| Occurrence Type: | Accident |
| Type: | Controlled flight into terrain in bad weather |
| Site: | Leith Hill, Surrey, England |
| Coordinates: | 51.1758°N -0.3697°W |
| Fatalities: | 13 |
| Survivors: | 0 |
| Plane1 Type: | Douglas C-47A-30-DK |
| Plane1 Operator: | United States Army Air Force |
| Plane1 Origin: | Advanced Landing Ground "A-4, France |
| Plane1 Destination: | Chalgrove Airfield, England |
On 26 November 1944, four C-47 transport aircraft of the 442nd Operations Group departed from Advanced Landing Ground "A-4 in Pays de la Loire, northern France, en route to Chalgrove Airfield, Oxfordshire, England. The C-47s were flying in a Diamond formation. After crossing the English Channel low cloud forced the aircraft to descend from 1,500 feet to 1,200 feet. Three of the four C-47 descended another 200 feet, and shortly thereafter, the three C-47s crashed into the side of Leith Hill, the highest summit of the Greensand Ridge. The crash killed all thirteen crewmen on the three C-47, five on 43–47975, five on 42-93754 & three on 42–92837. The fourth C-47 landed safely at Chalgrove Airfield.[1] [2] [3]