Wreckage of Air Force plane that crashed in 1952 with 52 people aboard found on Alaska glacier
The wreckage was spotted soon after the heavy transport plane vanished on Nov. 22, 1952, with 41 passengers and 11 crew members, but it became buried in snow and likely churned beneath the surface of the glacier for decades, Army Capt. Jamie Dobson said.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The wreckage of a military plane found this month on an Alaska glacier is that of an Air Force plane that crashed in 1952, killing all 52 people aboard, military officials said Wednesday.
Army Capt. Jamie Dobson said evidence found at the crash site correlates with the missing C-124A Globemaster, but the military is not eliminating other possibilities because much investigation still needs to be done.
Processing DNA samples from relatives of those on board the plane could take up to six years, Dobson said.
"We're still at the very beginning of this investigation," she said. "This is very close to the starting line, not the finish line."
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How do they know that everyone was killed in the crash? Still it might be nice for some of the family members to finally know.
