- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | March 15, 1962 |
Time: | 0030 |
Location: | Western Pacific Ocean, Philippine Sea |
Operator: | Flying Tiger Line |
Flight #: | 739/14 |
Route: | Travis AFB - Honolulu - Agana, Guam - Clark AFB -Saigon |
AC Type: | Lockheed 1049H Super Constellation |
Registration: | N6921C |
cn / ln: | 4817 |
Aboard: | 107 (passengers:96 crew:11) |
Fatalities: | 107 (passengers:96 crew:11) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Lost at sea while en route from Guam to the Philippines. The crew of the SS T.L. Lenzen supertanker sighted a midair explosion at 00:30 local time, from their position at 13 degrees 44' N, 134 degrees 49' E. The subsequent search of over 144,000 square miles found nothing. Cause undetermined. |
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