Narrative:
Crashed en route Anchorage to King Salmon, Alaska. The wreckage was found in 1972.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 13 October 1969 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-54D-5-DC (DC-4) |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 42-72611 |
| MSN: | 10716 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | within Alaska ( United States of America)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK (EDF/PAED), United States of America |
| King Salmon Airport, AK (AKN/PAKN), United States of America |
Crashed en route Anchorage to King Salmon, Alaska. The wreckage was found in 1972.
Sources:
» US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van WaardePhotos
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 Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK to King Salmon Airport, AK as the crow flies is 472 km (295 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Anchorage-Elmendorf AFB, AK to King Salmon Airport, AK as the crow flies is 472 km (295 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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