Picture 1: Satellite view
Picture 2: Aircraft shortly post-crash
Aircraft Type: Douglas EC-47Q
Registration: 42-24304
Airline: USAF
Location: Near Klawock, AK
Clearly visible through satellite view.
This C-47 was built in 1943 for the USAF, where it served for its entire life.
On October 25, 1968, 42-24304 took off from Tacoma McChord AFB for Elmendorf AFB in Alaska. This was part of a multiple-leg flight that would ferry the aircraft to Vietnam. It crashed under unknown circumstances. There were no fatalities.