1951 Atlantic C-124 disappearance
A C-124A similar to the aircraft that disappeared | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 23, 1951 |
| Summary | Controlled ditching due to in-flight fire; unexplained disappearance |
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| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Douglas C-124A Globemaster II |
| Operator | United States Air Force |
| Registration | 49-0244 |
| Flight origin | Walker Air Force Base, Roswell, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Stopover | Limestone Air Force Base, Limestone, Maine, U.S. |
| Destination | RAF Station Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, U.K. |
| Occupants | 53 |
| Passengers | 44 |
| Crew | 9 |
| Fatalities | Unknown, presumed to be 53 |
| Injuries | Unknown |
| Missing | 53 |
| Survivors | Unknown, presumed to be 0 |
The 1951 Atlantic C-124 disappearance involved a Douglas C-124 Globemaster II of the 2nd Strategic Support Squadron, Strategic Air Command, which ditched into the Atlantic Ocean on the late afternoon of 23 March 1951 after reporting a fire in the cargo hold. The ditching and subsequent evacuation were successful, but the aircraft and its occupants had vanished by the time US Coast Guard Cutter Casco arrived at the last reported location.