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On 26 January 1950, the Douglas C-54 Skymaster serial number 42-72469 disappeared en route from Alaska to Montana, with 44 people aboard. [1] [2] The aircraft made its last radio contact two hours into its eight-hour flight. Despite one of the largest rescue efforts carried out by a joint effort between Canadian and US military forces, no trace ...
The Douglas C-54 Skymaster is a four-engined transport aircraft used by the United States Army Air Forces in World War II and the Korean War. Like the Douglas C-47 Skytrain derived from the DC-3, the C-54 Skymaster was derived from a civilian airliner, the Douglas DC-4. Besides transport of cargo, the C-54 also carried presidents, prime ...
Douglas C-47: 8: Unknown Pacific Ocean (off Baja California) Local press reported that the aircraft, owned by a fishing company from Ensenada, was carrying 7000 pounds (3175 kg) of live lobsters. January 26, 1950: Douglas C-54D Skymaster (42-72469) 44: Unknown Canada (Yukon, near Snag) Main article: 1950 Douglas C-54D disappearance: June 23 ...
The C-54 took off from El Palomar on October 31, 1965 to the Military Aviation School. The crew consisted of 9 members; 5 officers and 54 cadets, thus totaling 68 occupants. The training flight would take them to San Francisco. During the trip, a second Douglas DC-4 was used, the TC-43 that carried the rest of the promotion.
An Air Vietnam Douglas C-54D (XV-NUI) crashed on approach to Buon Me Thuot, Vietnam following an unexplained mid-air explosion, killing all 58 on board. A bomb was not ruled out. [174] 27 December 1973 An Avianca C-54 (HK-1027) burned out at Cartagena Airport following a fuel tank explosion near engine four. [175] 10 January 1974
A Douglas C-54 Skymaster airplane carrying two people crashed into the Tanana River near Fairbanks on Tuesday and burst into flames, authorities said. The plane took off in the morning from ...
The plane is a Douglas C-54, introduced during World War II to carry cargo for the U.S. military. This particular C-54 played a supporting role in the Berlin Airlift, when American and British ...
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