9 ? k. g/ w- c+ e8 {/ m % d# D' z3 z$ utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbResearchers find icy tomb on glacier of aircraft that crashed, killing all 52 on-board, SIXTY years ago " j0 d/ S; P s' x9 |
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Harsh weather prevented a recovery in 1952
Later the authorities could not locate crash site
60 years on, victims' families may finally get answers
Crash was on Knik Glacier, 45 miles from Anchorage
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+ H" o# ^% p3 x( _+ S9 STVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Wreckage found on an Alaskan glacier is the remains of a missing Air Force plane that crashed in the 1950s, killing all 52 people on board. / w& o( ^$ N: z& o# J0 Etvb now,tvbnow,bttvb公仔箱論壇9 J* v Z& Y0 e6 F5 x" P
Authorities revealed today the site has been identified after it was discovered on Knik Glacier near Anchorage earlier this month./ r4 P9 S& T0 |2 b
, f5 a" J" ~) r! T7 B& OTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 It means the victims' families may finally get answers as to why their loved ones died nearly 60 years on from the tragedy. ; w% ?0 B; _& JTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 + T; m0 p5 Z$ G' i1 B1 q公仔箱論壇 2 a4 K- q2 _' \8 e; ]( i7 x7 ]5.39.217.76Specialised team: Team members from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command and Northern Warefare Training Center, searches for aircraft wreckage on Knik Glacier near Anchorage, Alaska公仔箱論壇1 r. O2 X$ N, ]# W$ }9 Z4 A
( |; k0 |9 z0 s; h" K8 ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbJoint POW-MIA Accounting Command spokesperson Captain Jamie Dobson said the wreckage is of a Douglas C-124A Globemaster II. 7 c4 K8 c% g' u1 h$ S( J: STVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 * i' [& x# U: q% mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb The Korean War-era Air Force cargo plane crashed on November 22, 1952, NBC station KTUU of Anchorage reported. 5 G8 C% B# u7 v8 m7 v. `' i4 ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvb公仔箱論壇 \2 x9 \5 H2 G) i7 l
It was found on June 10 on Colony Glacier, around 45 miles east of Anchorage, by a UH-60 Blackhawk crew with the Alaska Army National Guard. 9 k/ h9 r) @0 U5 o$ o( o0 p公仔箱論壇" i4 v. L2 |# R
While evidence collected by the eight-man team is en route to JPAC’s Central Identification Laboratory in Hawaii for further analysis, Cpt Dobson said the plane was identifiable by materials found at the scene.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。% X, T" p; b5 p# M
! m8 A; `$ b# x Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 2 f# \$ G5 F5 a: _2 NTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Identified: Captain Jamie Dobson said the wreckage spotted was that of a Douglas C-124A Globemaster II. The Korean War-era Air Force cargo plane went missing on November 22 . m' P% U, H5 X# M' l- H9 g$ S& Ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* f M0 K9 D# `1 P( c. B
'Some of the evidence has already been positively correlated with this crash,' Cpt Dobson told KTUU. 9 L9 H$ V. e0 z8 G公仔箱論壇 0 `+ e/ z8 j' b" dHarsh weather prevented a recovery at the time and later the authorities could not locate it.公仔箱論壇- {& j9 O* f U: _' g5 H
! u$ q. x* {$ M( Q# jTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。The Globemaster II entered Air Force service in 1950 as the world’s largest transport plane.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ?; v5 f; |; S# f+ S6 ^5 R' z+ T( f
5 Y' g- N, {3 Y' X u# z3 P$ TTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Its forward loading ramp and aft cargo elevator, as well as its ability to carry 68,500 pounds of cargo or 200 passengers on two decks of seating, made it the Air Force's primary heavy-lift transport into the early 1960s. ! l9 s; u; P8 I" K8 t 8 x2 A4 d% z' r% z5.39.217.76 , l+ Z3 Y9 F+ e) U8 m9 H% `) _# ~TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Workhorse: The Douglas C-124C Globemaster II was the largest transport aircraft when it was introduced into service in 1950 $ h: H0 f" S6 S& @ z! s0 @tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' f/ _; Z6 [. T6 r- X: o
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In action: Seen here in the Korean War the aircraft's unique front-loading system allowed for 68,000lbs of cargo or 200 passengers seated on two decks5.39.217.76% C( h) v& O& @
; x5 B; b9 [: b( {1 B+ v* k( NTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。The four-propeller transport was eventually replaced by the C-141 Starlifter jet, but its name lives on in Alaska skies with the C-17 Globemaster III, operated by the 517th Airlift Squadron at Anchorage’s Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. , j/ i7 ~5 u- k( @5.39.217.76 1 D6 c2 h N* f6 {& UTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Crash researcher Tonja Anderson, whose grandfather Airman Isaac Anderson died in the crash, told KTUU the cargo plane was on a flight from McChord Air Force Base in Washington to Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage when it crashed near the 8,000ft level of Mount Gannett. 6 l+ a/ Y3 |" |% w0 L( o公仔箱論壇 / q/ D6 ^ E* b ; @8 f7 o( g9 R# ^' m" M" `公仔箱論壇Locator map: The crash site area is on Knik Glacier near Anchorage, Alaska作者: 地獄天王 時間: 2012-6-29 08:04 AM
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