Need propsectors' help in looking for four-engine passenger plane missing for 76 years with 44 passengers and crew in either northern British Columbia or southern Yukon.
Just more than 76 years ago, a four-engine Douglas C-54 Skymaster, serial number 42-72469, disappeared along with 4 crew and 38 passengers in northern British Columbia or southern Yukon. Since it vanished during the evening of January 26, 1950, several unsuccessful aerial searches both using aircraft and imagery have been conducted for the missing C-54D Skymaster and the souls on board. This lack of success indicates it is likely that it will only be found by accident by someone, e.g. either a prospector or logger, who works on the ground in the back country during the summer.
Prospectors working in this area by can help in the search for the missing Douglas C-54 Skymaster, crew, and passengers, by being alert while in the back country for aircraft wreckage or unusual metal debris (especially if some of it is painted red). If observed, a person need only to take pictures (especially any serial numbers) and a few notes; record the location as best as circumstances allow; and pass it on to the Skymaster 2469 CAN/AM Society. It is important that nothing is either disturbed or removed. Reports of past observations of suspected aircraft wreckage in the area are also welcomed.
An excellent documentary about Skymaster 42-72469 is:
For Canadian viewers. go to Vanished: The U.S. Air Force DC-54 Mystery | Skymaster Down
For US viewers, go to Vanished: The U.S. Air Force DC-54 Mystery | Skymaster Down
The sketch map of the area illustrates the official and a possible alternative flight paths and its last known position. It might have drifted off course, e.g. towards either the Carcross or Lake Watson areas.