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Skymaster Down
Skymaster Down

Skymaster Down

1 lost airplane. 44 missing people. An incredible mystery.

Genres

Documentary

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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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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

88 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

16 January 2022

Country

Canada

Cast

Gerry Whitely

Gerry Whitely

Himself

Dave Downing

Dave Downing

Himself

Bob Cameron

Bob Cameron

Himself

Kyle Cameron

Kyle Cameron

Himself

Sara Cameron

Sara Cameron

Herself

Donna Clayson

Donna Clayson

Herself

Greg Hare

Greg Hare

Himself

Ron Chambers

Ron Chambers

Himself

Mary Jane Johnson

Mary Jane Johnson

Herself

Sid Van Der Meer

Sid Van Der Meer

Himself

Clare Fowler

Clare Fowler

Himself

Larry Floyd

Larry Floyd

Himself

Jeannie Stanley

Jeannie Stanley

Herself

Royce Stanley

Royce Stanley

Himself

Judy Jackson

Judy Jackson

Herself

Barbara Stockton

Barbara Stockton

Herself

Billy Jackson

Billy Jackson

Himself

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