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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Two men died in the crash of an Army L-19 plane near Fairbanks, Alaska. Missing since Friday night from Galena, the burned wreckage was recovered from Tanana River ice southeast of the airport yesterday morning. Names withheld pending kin notification.
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FAIRBANKS (A) The bodies of two men killed in the crash of their light Army plane have been recovered from the wreckage.
Missing since Friday night when the pilot radioed Ladd AFB for landing instructions, the burned wreckage was spotted on the ice of Tanana River yesterday morning. It was about a mile and a half southeast of the Fairbanks International Airport. The plane was incoming from Galena, 300 miles west of Fairbanks.
The flight surgeon at Ladd said the pilot of the wrecked L-19 was apparently killed on impact and the passenger in the observer's seat was badly burned.
Names of the victims have been withheld pending notification of next of kin.
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Fairbanks
Event Date
Missing Since Friday Night; Spotted Yesterday Morning
Outcome
two men killed: pilot apparently on impact, passenger badly burned. bodies recovered from wreckage.
Event Details
Light Army L-19 plane crashed on Tanana River ice about 1.5 miles southeast of Fairbanks International Airport. Incoming from Galena, 300 miles west. Pilot radioed Ladd AFB for landing instructions Friday night before missing. Burned wreckage spotted yesterday morning.