What the records say
- When
- 27 Nov 1970
- Kind
- Air disaster
- Coordinates
- 61.17° N, 149.94° W
- Description
- 1970 Aviation accident involving a Douglas DC-8
- Deaths
- 47
Capitol International Airways Flight C2C3/26
1970 aviation accident in Alaska, US
Capitol International Airways Flight C2C3/26 was a chartered Douglas DC-8 Military Airlift Command (MAC) contract flight operated by Capitol Air from McChord Field in Tacoma to Cam Ranh Bay in Southern Vietnam via stopovers at Anchorage and at Yokota Air Base in Japan. The aircraft crashed after a botched take-off attempt from Runway 06R at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport on November 27, 1970.
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