1950 Douglas C-54D disappearance
On 26 January 1950, the Douglas C-54 Skymaster serial number 42-72469 disappeared en route from Alaska to Montana, with 44 people aboard. 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 of the aircraft has ever been found.
42-72469, four years before it disappeared | |
| Incident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 26 January 1950 |
| Summary | Disappearance |
| Site | Yukon, Canada; in vicinity of Snag |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas C-54 Skymaster |
| Operator | United States Air Force |
| Registration | 42-72469 |
| Flight origin | Elmendorf Air Force Base (EDF) (EDF/PAED), Anchorage, Alaska, USA |
| Destination | Great Falls Air Force Base (GFA) (GFA/KGFA), Montana, USA |
| Occupants | 44 |
| Passengers | 36 |
| Crew | 8 |
| Fatalities | 44 |
| Survivors | 0 |
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