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Alaska Airlines Flight 779 was a Douglas DC-6 operating under contract to the United States Air Force's Military Air Transport Service. On July 21, 1961, it crashed at Shemya, Alaska, killing all six on board. [1]
On July 21, 1961, Alaska Airlines Flight 779 flew from Everett, Washington to Travis Air Force Base, California. After being loaded with cargo, the flight proceeded to Anchorage, en route to Tachikawa AFB, Japan. The flight to Anchorage proceeded normally, and the plane was refuelled at Anchorage for the flight to Shemya, its next stop before Japan.
The crew received weather briefings for the flight to Shemya, although the field's deficiencies were not noted. The flight departed Anchorage normally at 19:40, proceeding to Shemya. Contacting Shemya at 00:40 while in cloud cover at 10,000 feet, the crew expected to arrive at the airport at 01:55. At 01:28 the flight was cleared to descend to 5500 feet; it was then 100 miles from the airport.[2]
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Allaska Airlines
Alaska Airlines Flight 779 was a Douglas DC-6 operating under contract to the United States Air Force's Military Air Transport Service. On July 21, 1961, it crashed at Shemya, Alaska, killing all six on board. [1]
On July 21, 1961, Alaska Airlines Flight 779 flew from Everett, Washington to Travis Air Force Base, California. After being loaded with cargo, the flight proceeded to Anchorage, en route to Tachikawa AFB, Japan. The flight to Anchorage proceeded normally, and the plane was refuelled at Anchorage for the flight to Shemya, its next stop before Japan.
The crew received weather briefings for the flight to Shemya, although the field's deficiencies were not noted. The flight departed Anchorage normally at 19:40, proceeding to Shemya. Contacting Shemya at 00:40 while in cloud cover at 10,000 feet, the crew expected to arrive at the airport at 01:55. At 01:28 the flight was cleared to descend to 5500 feet; it was then 100 miles from the airport.[2]
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