Subdeacon Joe Posted July 13, 2013 Posted July 13, 2013 Colony Glacier Melting In Alaska Reveals Cargo Plane Wreckage From 1952 Air Force Crash Relics from an Air Force cargo plane that slammed into a mountain in November 1952, killing all 52 servicemen on board, first emerged last summer on Colony Glacier, about 50 miles east of Anchorage. .... The wrecked cargo plane, a C-124 Globemaster II, slammed into Mount Gannett in midwinter, an accident blamed on bad weather. Although officials knew the site of the crash, remoteness and winter weather made recovery impossible at the time. The wreckage was soon buried under snow and gone from sight. When finally spotted last year, the debris was 12 miles from the crash site, having been shifted by the glacier. The ice has flowed another 275 meters (902 feet) downslope since last year, Berg said. Quote
Utah Bob #35998 Posted July 13, 2013 Posted July 13, 2013 Shoul bring some closure for the families. May they rest in peace. Quote
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