Witness says Alaska plane that crashed had smoke coming from engine after takeoff, NTSB finds
A witness saw smoke coming from one of the engines of an old military plane that crashed last week shortly after taking off ...
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Alaska law enforcement responds to World War II-era plane crash with 2 people on board
A World War II-era plane crashed along a river near Fairbanks, Alaska, according to Alaska State Troopers. Troopers said in an online dispatch a Douglas C-54, a four-engine propeller transport ...
Funds needed for WW2 RAF Lancaster crash memorial
A fundraising campaign is under way to create a memorial for five men who died when their RAF Lancaster bomber crashed in a ...
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Where to See World War II Aircraft Up Close
Seven National Air and Space Museum aircraft on display in your neighborhood A distinctive feature of the Fw-190D-9 was its ...
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World War II-era Douglas C-54 plane with 2 people on board crashes in Alaska
A Douglas C-54 Skymaster airplane carrying two people crashed into the Tanana River ... version of the Douglas DC-4, which was a World War II-era airplane. The website www.airlines.net said ...
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Two people confirmed to be on board Douglas DC-4 plane that crashed into river near Fairbanks, Alaska
An aeroplane carrying two passengers crashed into icy waters and ... The plane model was first commissioned during World War II, with numerous aircraft used during the Berlin Airlift of 1948 ...
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Pilot reported that plane carrying fuel caught on fire before fatal Alaska crash
The C54D-DC airplane — a military version of the World War II-era Douglas DC-4 aircraft — crashed about 7 miles outside Fairbanks. It hit a steep hill, slid down an embankment to the bank of ...
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WWII soldiers posthumously receive Purple Heart medals 79 years after plane crash
The families of five Hawaii men who served in a unit of Japanese-language linguists during World War II received posthumous ...