Air disaster

1951 Atlantic C-124 disappearance

23 Mar 1951 · 50.75° N, 24.05° W

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When
23 Mar 1951
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
50.75° N, 24.05° W
Description
disappearance incident of Douglas C-124 Globemaster II
Deaths
53

1951 Atlantic C-124 disappearance

Disappearance of a Douglas C-124 Globemaster II

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.

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