Aircraft disappearance
The 1956 Atlantic R6D-1 disappearance involved a Douglas R6D-1 Liftmaster (BuNo 131588) of the United States Navy which disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean on 10 October 1956 with the loss of all 59 people on board.
Accident
The R6D-1 – the U.S. Navy version of the United States Air Force C-118 Liftmaster and the civilian Douglas DC-6B airliner – was carrying a crew of nine and 50 passengers on a scheduled Military Air Transport Service flight from RAF Lakenheath , England, to Lajes Field in the Azores on 10 October 1956[ 1] Land's End , England, at approximately 22:10.[ 2] [ 3]
All of the passengers were personnel of the U.S. Air Force' s 307th Bombardment Wing stationed at Lincoln Air Force Base , Nebraska , returning to the United States from 90 days of temporary duty in England.[ 4] crashed in Hawaii in March 1955.
A 14-day search for the aircraft and survivors found only wheels and a life raft floating 596 kilometers (370 mi; 322 nmi) southwest of Land' s End. No trace of the crew or passengers was ever found.[ 2] [ 3] [ 5]
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References
^ Grossnick, Roy A., United States Naval Aviation 1910-1995 , Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, undated Archived 2012-09-12 at the Wayback Machine , ISBN 0-945274-34-3 , p. 214, claims the date was 11 October 1956.^ a b Aviation Safety Network Aircraft Accident Douglas R6D-1 (DC-6) 131588 Land's End, UK ^ a b "Chronology of Significant Events in Naval Aviation: "Naval Air Transport" 1941 -- 1999" . Archived from the original on 2016-03-31. Retrieved 2012-12-29 .^ US Navy and US Marine Corps BuNos Third Series (130265 to 135773) ^ Claims that no trace of the aircraft were ever found, such as at US Navy and US Marine Corps BuNos Third Series (130265 to 135773) , appear to be erroneous; Grossnick, Roy A., United States Naval Aviation 1910-1995 , Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, undated Archived 2012-09-12 at the Wayback Machine , ISBN 0-945274-34-3 , p. 214, states that wreckage, but no trace of the passengers, was found.
