Air disaster

Northwest Airlines Flight 4422

12 Mar 1948 · 62.21° N, 144.13° W

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When
12 Mar 1948
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
62.21° N, 144.13° W
Description
1948 aviation accident
Deaths
30

Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 4422

1948 aviation accident

On March 12, 1948, Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 4422 (NC95422) crashed into Mount Sanford, Alaska, with a crew of six and 24 passengers. The flight was a C-54 charter flying back to the United States from Shanghai. The aircraft refueled at Anchorage and took off at 8:12 P.M. to continue on to its destination, New York City.

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