1951 Atlantic C-124 disappearance

1951 Atlantic C-124 disappearance

A C-124A similar to the aircraft that disappeared
Accident
Date	March 23, 1951
Summary	Controlled ditching due to in-flight fire; unexplained disappearance
Site	Atlantic Ocean, 725 km (453.1 miles) west of Shannon, Ireland[1]
Aircraft
Aircraft type	Douglas C-124A Globemaster II
Operator	United States Air Force
Registration	49-0244
Flight origin	Walker Air Force Base, Roswell, New Mexico, U.S.[2]
Stopover	Limestone Air Force Base, Limestone, Maine, U.S.
Destination	RAF Station Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, U.K.
Passengers	44
Crew	9
Fatalities	53
Survivors	0

The 1951 Atlantic C-124 disappearance involved a Douglas C-124 Globemaster II of the 2nd Strategic Support Squadron, Strategic Air Command, which ditched into the Atlantic Ocean on the late afternoon of 23 March 1951 after reporting a fire in the cargo hold. The ditching and subsequent evacuation were successful, but the aircraft and its occupants had vanished by the time US Coast Guard Cutter Casco arrived at the last reported location.