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THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. Jan. 27, 1950
* United States Air Force
* Douglas C-54 Skymaster military aircraft
* Airplane transport Yukon disappearance
* Alaska to Montana flight mystery
The front page has a one column heading: "AF TRANSPORT, CARRYING 44, IS LOST IN ALASKA" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 26 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.
AI notes: On January 27, 1950, a United States Air Force Douglas C‑54 Skymaster disappeared during a flight from Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska to Great Falls, Montana, carrying 44 people, including military personnel, a woman, and her infant. Two hours into the flight, the crew reported ice forming on the wings and turbulence near the Yukon, but no urgent distress, after which all contact was lost. A massive search effort involving hundreds of aircraft and thousands of personnel scoured hundreds of thousands of square miles of harsh, mountainous, and snowy terrain, but no wreckage or bodies were ever found. Harsh winter conditions, remote wilderness, and limited navigation aids likely contributed to the disappearance, and despite occasional renewed searches using modern technology, the plane’s fate remains a mystery, marking one of the largest unexplained losses in U.S. military aviation history.
January 27, 1950
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. Jan. 27, 1950
* United States Air Force
* Douglas C-54 Skymaster military aircraft
* Airplane transport Yukon disappearance
* Alaska to Montana flight mystery
The front page has a one column heading: "AF TRANSPORT, CARRYING 44, IS LOST IN ALASKA" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 26 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.
AI notes: On January 27, 1950, a United States Air Force Douglas C‑54 Skymaster disappeared during a flight from Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska to Great Falls, Montana, carrying 44 people, including military personnel, a woman, and her infant. Two hours into the flight, the crew reported ice forming on the wings and turbulence near the Yukon, but no urgent distress, after which all contact was lost. A massive search effort involving hundreds of aircraft and thousands of personnel scoured hundreds of thousands of square miles of harsh, mountainous, and snowy terrain, but no wreckage or bodies were ever found. Harsh winter conditions, remote wilderness, and limited navigation aids likely contributed to the disappearance, and despite occasional renewed searches using modern technology, the plane’s fate remains a mystery, marking one of the largest unexplained losses in U.S. military aviation history.
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