Skymaster Down
1 lost airplane. 44 missing people. An incredible mystery.
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Overview
On January 26, 1950, a US Airforce troop plane left Anchorage for Montana with 44 people on board. 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 was ice forming on the wings, but otherwise all was well. After that, the Skymaster disappeared. And to this day no sign of the aircraft or its passengers has ever been found. This fascinating Yukon-shot documentary tells the stories of the victim’s families and an intrepid group of Yukoners striving to give those families closure by searching every summer in hopes that the Skymaster will finally turn up.
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Runtime
88 min
Release Date
2022-01-16
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Gerry Whitely
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Dave Downing
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Bob Cameron
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Kyle Cameron
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Sara Cameron
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Donna Clayson
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Greg Hare
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Ron Chambers
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Mary Jane Johnson
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Sid Van Der Meer
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Clare Fowler
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Larry Floyd
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Jeannie Stanley
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Royce Stanley
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Judy Jackson
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Barbara Stockton
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Billy Jackson
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