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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 ...
January 2, 1964: Douglas C-124 Globemaster II 9: Unknown North Pacific Ocean One passenger was lost in this military transport flight. March 28, 1964: Douglas C-54A Skymaster 9: Engine fire (presumed) North Pacific Ocean The aircraft involved had previously been used in the movie The High and the Mighty (1954). [144] [145] August 12, 1964
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September 28–29 (overnight) – An Israeli Douglas C-54 Skymaster military transport aircraft converted for civilian use to carry President of Israel Chaim Weizmann from Geneva, Switzerland, to Israel makes the flight with extra fuel tanks installed to allow a nonstop trip and painted with the logo of the "El Al/Israel National Aviation Company."
The C-54 is a military version of the Douglas DC-4, which was a World War II-era airplane. The website www.airlines.net said standard passenger seating for a DC-4 was 44 during its heyday, but ...
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