VID: Missing C-124 Globemaster + 52 pax found after 60 years

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VID: Missing C-124 Globemaster + 52 pax found after 60 years

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http://www.military.com/daily-news/2012 ... 843&rank=5
Alaska Glacier Debris ID'd as Long Lost AF C-124

Jun 28, 2012

Investigators say aircraft wreckage discovered this summer on a glacier in the mountains east of Anchorage came from an Air Force plane that crashed in 1952, killing everyone on board.

The C-124 Globemaster carried 52 people, according to the Joint Prisoners of War, Missing in Action Accounting Command, which has military casualty experts looking at the debris.
LOTS more at http://www.military.com/daily-news/2012 ... 843&rank=5 :idea:
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Re: Missing C-124 Globemaster + 52 pax found after 60 years.

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaM0lmWEFvM[/youtube]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaM0lmWEFvM

A short documentary about the recovery of this C-124's crew.
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