Air disaster

1957 Pacific Ocean Boeing C-97 disappearance

22 Mar 1957 · 34.30° N, 143.41° E

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When
22 Mar 1957
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
34.30° N, 143.41° E
Description
1957 aircraft disappearance

1957 Pacific Ocean Boeing C-97 disappearance

1957 aircraft disappearance

On Friday, March 22, 1957, a Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter of the United States Air Force (USAF), registered as 50-0702 and assigned to the 1501st Air Transport Wing group, was flying from Wake Island Airfield, Wake Island, to Yokota Air Base, Tokyo, Japan, with 57 passengers and 10 crew members on board.

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