Alaska law enforcement responds to World War II-era plane crash with 2 people on board


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WFIN Local News— A World War II-era plane crashed along a river near Fairbanks, Alaska, on Tuesday afternoon shortly after taking off from the international airport, local authorities said. The post Alaska law enforcement responds to World War II-era plane crash with 2 people on board first appeared on WFIN Local News.

Fox News—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 aircraft used by the U.S. Air Forces in World War II and the Korean War, crashed along the Tanana River on Tuesday afternoon. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed to Fox News Digital that two people were on board the aircraft at the time of the crash. NATIONAL GUARD DELAYS ALASKA STAFFING...

WDTN—Douglas C-54 plane with 2 people on board crashes into river outside Fairbanks, Alaska. FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — A Douglas C-54 Skymaster airplane carrying two people crashed into the Tanana River near Fairbanks on Tuesday and burst into flames, authorities said. No survivors have been found. The plane took off in the morning from Fairbanks International Airport. It crashed about 7 miles (11 kilometers) from there and “slid into []

WCVB—Douglas C-54 plane with 2 people on board crashes into river outside Fairbanks, Alaska. There were two people on board, the Federal Aviation Administration said in an email to The Associated Press.