- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: January 26, 1950
Time: 1409
Location: Near Snag, Yukon Territory
Operator: Military - U.S. Air Force
Flight #: ?
Route: Elmendorf - Great Falls
AC Type: Douglas C-54D-DC (DC-4)
Registration: 42-72469
cn / ln: 10574
Aboard: 44   (passengers:36  crew:8)
Fatalities: 44   (passengers:36  crew:8)
Ground: 0
Summary: Operated by the Strategic Air Command, the transport disappeared while flying between Elmendorf AFB and Great Falls, Mt. There were 44 persons aboard. All were American military personnel except for two passengers, a civilian dependent and her infant child. Last radio contact was at 17:09 near Snag, YT. It took Amber Airway No.2 over Canada, but failed to arrive at its destination. The wreckage still had not been found by 1951.
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