The crew of the Douglas C-54 Skymaster #2469 was supposed to check in every half-hour along the route. As the aircraft crossed into Yukon, they radioed the tiny outpost of Snag to say that there ...

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 ...