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A vintage military plane crashed near Fairbanks, Alaska, killing both pilots delivering heating oil to a remote village. The pilot reported a fire before losing contact while attempting to return to Fairbanks.
Both people on board a C54D-DC airplane died when the plane crash after catching fire. They were transporting 3,200 gallons of fuel to a remote Alaska Native village.
The C54D-DC airplane — a military version of the WWII-era Douglas DC-4 aircraft — crashed outside Fairbanks Tuesday. No survivors were found.
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A federal aviation official says one of the two pilots of an airplane that was laden with fuel reported a fire on board shortly before the aircraft crashed and burned outside Fairbanks, Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — One of the two pilots of a vintage military plane that was delivering heating oil to a remote Alaska Native village reported a fire on…