Narrative:
The C-124 transport plane was carrying seven tons of satellite observation equipment for use with the Optical Satellite Observing System from Tacoma (TCM) to Cold Bay (CDB) when it flew into the side of the Pavlof Volcano (8215 feet high) in poor weather.
» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
accident date: 26-08-1970
type: Douglas C-124C Globemaster II
registration: 52-1049
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 26 August 1970 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-124C Globemaster II |
| Operator: | Air National Guard |
| Registration: | 52-1049 |
| MSN: | 43958 |
| First flight: | |
| Engines: | 4 Pratt & Whitney R-4360-20WA |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Pavlof Volcano, AK ( United States of America)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tacoma-McChord AFB, WA (TCM/KTCM), United States of America |
| Cold Bay Airport, AK (CDB/PACD), United States of America |
The C-124 transport plane was carrying seven tons of satellite observation equipment for use with the Optical Satellite Observing System from Tacoma (TCM) to Cold Bay (CDB) when it flew into the side of the Pavlof Volcano (8215 feet high) in poor weather.
Classification:
Sources:
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accident date: 26-08-1970
type: Douglas C-124C Globemaster II
registration: 52-1049
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Tacoma-McChord AFB, WA to Cold Bay Airport, AK as the crow flies is 2879 km (1799 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Tacoma-McChord AFB, WA to Cold Bay Airport, AK as the crow flies is 2879 km (1799 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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