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Flying Tiger Line Flight 739

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600:(CAB) investigation determined that crewmen aboard the tanker also observed what appeared to be vapor trails, and observed the two fireballs fall into the ocean. The tanker proceeded to the location where the fireballs had been observed to fall into the ocean but was unable to find any trace of the falling objects during their six-hour search. A spokesman at the rescue effort command post in Guam said that as time passed with no sign of the aircraft, "more credence is given to the possibility that the tanker may have seen the missing aircraft explode in flight." 29: 654: 593:, reported seeing a bright light in the sky near the aircraft's expected position about ninety minutes after the last radio contact. U.S. military officials described it as being a "bright light strong enough to light a ship's decks". It was reported that the tanker observed a flash of light approximately 500 miles (800 km) west of Guam, followed immediately by two red lights falling to the ocean at different speeds. 640: 626: 545:, Japan. Additionally, surface ships and aircraft from numerous U.S. bases in the western Pacific contributed to the search efforts. After eight days, however, the search was called off. The search, which was at the time one of the largest to ever take place in the Pacific, had covered more than 200,000 square miles (520,000 km) of ocean. 418:
in the Philippines. The flight arrived at Guam at 11:14 GMT, on March 15, after being delayed for minor maintenance on engines numbers 1 and 3 at Honolulu, and later at Wake Island. The aircraft departed from Guam at 12:57 GMT with an estimated time of arrival at the Philippines at 19:16 GMT. The
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Both Flight 739 and the other aircraft, an L-1049 Super Constellation, departed from Travis Air Force Base at around 09:45 PST on Wednesday, March 14, 1962, and both encountered difficulties several hours later. The other aircraft was carrying "secret military cargo" when it crashed in the
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Officials with the Flying Tiger Line said that their earlier theories of sabotage would be bolstered were the investigation to reveal that an explosion had occurred. The executive vice president of operations said that experts considered it impossible for explosions to occur on the Super
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at 15:30. At that time, the Guam IFSS experienced temporary communication difficulties with heavy radio static. At 15:39 the Guam radio operator attempted to contact Flight 739 for a position report but was unable to establish contact. The aircraft was not seen or heard from again.
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The airliner's disappearance prompted one of the largest air and sea searches in the history of the Pacific. Aircraft and surface ships from four branches of the U.S. military searched more than 144,000 square miles (370,000 km) during the course of eight days. A civilian
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The CAB determined that, given the observations of the tanker crew, the flight most likely exploded in midair. As no part of the wreckage was ever found, the agency was unable to establish a determination of cause. The accident report concluded:
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A summation of all relevant factors tends to indicate that the aircraft was destroyed in flight. However, due to the lack of any substantiating evidence the Board is unable to state with any degree of certainty the exact fate of N
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Flight 739 was one of two Flying Tiger Line flights with military connections that had been destroyed under similar circumstances on the same day. This led both airline officials and the press to offer suggestions of
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Constellation in the course of normal operation. Additionally, he claimed that there was nothing powerful enough aboard the aircraft to completely blow it apart, and that "something violent must have happened."
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officials reported that they believed that the aircraft had crashed closer to Guam than the Philippines. At the time of the disappearance, the weather was clear and the sea was calm. The Navy,
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Eighty minutes after departure, at 14:22 GMT, the captain radioed a routine message and gave his position as being 280 nautical miles (520 km; 320 mi) west of Guam at coordinates (
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told newspapers that "we have not given up hope that it will be found and that those aboard are safe," and that a "maximum effort" was being made. After four days of searching,
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observed what appeared to be an in-flight explosion believed to be the missing Super Constellation, though no trace of wreckage or debris was ever recovered.
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The first day of searching continued overnight. Over the first two days in the search, vessels crisscrossed 75,000 square miles (190,000 km) of ocean.
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of Flight 739 and its passengers. The airline also said that these were merely "wild guesses" and that there was no evidence to support either theory.
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Flying Tiger Lines released a statement outlining some possible reasons for the two occurrences, including sabotage of either or both aircraft or
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with 17,224 airframe hours. It carried eleven American civilian crew members and ninety-six military passengers. The flight was operated by the
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told newspapers that although the chance of finding survivors was doubtful, every effort would be made "as long as there is any hope at all."
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Super Constellation carried nine hours' worth of fuel for the eight-hour flight of 1,600 miles (2,600 km).
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The Clark Field Rescue Coordinating Center declared the aircraft missing on the morning of March 16, 1962.
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in the Philippines. All 107 aboard were declared missing and presumed dead.
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It is the (presumed) second deadliest aircraft disappearance, behind
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Listing on Vietnam Wall sought for troops killed in 1962 plane crash
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in Guam, the Super Constellation disappeared while en route to
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that disappeared on March 16, 1962, over the western
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Index


Lockheed Constellation
13°40′N 140°0′E / 13.667°N 140.000°E / 13.667; 140.000
Lockheed Constellation L-1049H
Flying Tiger Line
Registration
Travis Air Force Base (SUU)
California
Honolulu (HNL)
Wake Island Airfield (AWK)
Guam (UAM)
Clark Air Base (CRK)
Saigon (SGN)
Lockheed
L-1049 Super Constellation
propliner
Pacific Ocean
chartered
United States Army
Travis Air Force Base
California
Tan Son Nhut International Airport
Saigon
Andersen Air Force Base
Clark Air Base
tanker
Civil Aeronautics Board
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation
Flying Tiger Line

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