Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 26 January 1950
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-54D-1-DC (DC-4)
Owner/operator: United States Marine Corps
Registration Number: 42-72469
Location: near Snag, YT –
ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Aircraft missing, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 44 / Occupants: 44
Component Affected: C-54 aircraftC-54 aircraft
Investigating Agency: USAAFUSAAF
Category: Accident
A USMC Douglas C-54 aircraft, Amber Airway No.2, deviated from its planned route and failed to arrive at its destination, Great Falls, Canada, following radio contact at 17:09 near Snag, YT. The wreckage remains unidentified, and the flight was abandoned.A USMC Douglas C-54 aircraft, Amber Airway No.2, deviated from its planned route and failed to arrive at its destination, Great Falls, Canada, following radio contact at 17:09 near Snag, YT. The wreckage remains unidentified, and the flight was abandoned.
Description
The USMC Douglas C-54 departed Elmendorf AFB (EDF) on a flight to Great Falls (GFA). It took Amber Airway No.2 over Canada, but failed to arrive at its destination. Last radio contact was at 17:09 near Snag, YT. The wreckage still had not been found by 1951.
Source of Information
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