douglas mc-54m dc4 (44-9068)

DOUGLAS MC-54M DC4 (REGISTRATION: 44-9068)
Undercover Operator: An SOE Agent's Experiences in France and the Far East
Undercover Operator: An SOE Agent's Experiences in France and the Far East
By Sydney Hudson
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment: Normandie, Ardennes, Allemagne - a Forgotten Regiment: 1942-1945 Normandy, Ardennes, Germany
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment: Normandie, Ardennes, Allemagne - a Forgotten Regiment: 1942-1945 Normandy, Ardennes, Germany
By Dominique Francois
DOUGLAS MC-54M DC4 (REGISTRATION: 44-9068)
USAF C-54 44-9068 was routinely assigned to carry scientific and technical personnel from the Lockheed "Skunk Works" in Burbank to the secret Area 51, where they were working on the U-2 plane.
Because of the secrecy, the crew were never in contact with air traffic control. The plane flew on a new route that would cut 10 minutes off the total flight time. However, the C-54 was blown off course by a severe storm front and while lost in the clouds, an error in the assumed position of the aircraft in relation to the Spring Mountain range resulted in the crash a mere 50 feet below the crest of an 11,300-foot ridge leading to the peak of Mount Charleston.
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  1. CIA Urolatis, Edwin Joseph

    SURNAME Urolatis FORENAME Edwin Joseph UNIT CIA Security Officer,U-2 Project RANK Civilian NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 17th November 1955 AGE 27 GRAVESITE Calvary Cemetery,Brockton,Plymouth County,Massachusetts ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Brockton,Massachusetts born 18.6.1928...

  2. CIA Brown, James William (Billy)

    SURNAME Brown FORENAME James William (Billy) UNIT CIA Security Officer,U-2 Project RANK Civilian NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 17th November 1955 AGE 23 GRAVESITE Magnolia Memorial Gardens,Savannah,Chatham County,Georgia ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Savannah,Georgia (156 East 63rd...

  3. CIA O'Donnell, Terence John

    SURNAME O'Donnell FORENAME Terence John UNIT CIA Security Officer,U-2 Project RANK Civilian NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 17th November 1955 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Gate of Heaven Cemetery,Hawthorne,Westchester County,New York ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from New York,New York born 16.9.1933...

  4. CIA Bray, James Francis

    SURNAME Bray FORENAME James Francis UNIT CIA Regional Deputy Chief Security,Groom Lake,Nevada RANK Civilian NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 17th November 1955 AGE 48 GRAVESITE St Francis Cemetery,St Paul,Neosho County,Kansas ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Houston,Texas born 29.1.1907 Kansas...

  5. CIA Marr, William Henderson,Jr

    SURNAME Marr FORENAME William Henderson,Jr UNIT Chief CIA Security Officer,U-2 Project RANK Civilian NUMBER DATE OF DEATH 17th November 1955 AGE 37 GRAVESITE Cedar Hill Cemetery,Suitland,Prince George's County,Maryland ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from University Park,Maryland born...
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