McMichael, was launched, a search and rescue program combining as many as 85 American and Canadian planes, in addition to 7,000 personnel, searching 350,000 square miles of the Pacific Northwest. However, the flight never checked in with its second destination, Aishihik, Yukon, and was never heard from again.Īn hour after the plane failed to arrive in Montana, "Operation Mike", named for aircraft commander First Lt. Two hours after its eventual departure, the flight marked its first scheduled check-in over Snag, Yukon, where the pilot reported that the plane was on schedule with no issues to report. The flight was from Anchorage, Alaska to Great Falls, Montana. An earlier attempt to depart had been made, but due to trouble with one of its four engines, it was delayed several hours. In addition to its eight-man crew, it was carrying 36 passengers, including two civilians: a woman and her infant son. The aircraft was part of the First Strategic Support Squadron, Strategic Air Command, out of Biggs AFB, Texas. It is considered one of the largest groups of American military personnel to ever go missing. Despite one of the largest rescue efforts carried out by a joint effort between Canadian and US military forces, no trace of the aircraft has ever been found. The aircraft made its last radio contact two hours into its eight-hour flight.
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On 26 January 1950, the Douglas C-54 Skymaster serial number 42-72469 disappeared en route from Alaska to Montana, with 44 people aboard. Great Falls Air Force Base (GFA) (GFA/KGFA), Montana, USA 42-72469, four years before it disappearedĮlmendorf Air Force Base (EDF) (EDF/PAED), Anchorage, Alaska, USA
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