What the records say
- When
- 21 Jul 1961
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 52.71° N, 174.11° E
- Description
- aviation accident
- Deaths
- 6
Alaska Airlines Flight 779
1961 aviation accident
Alaska Airlines Flight 779 was a contract cargo flight operated on July 21, 1961 by an Alaska Airlines Douglas DC-6A that crashed short of the runway at Shemya Air Force Base with the loss of all six crew members on board.
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