[美洲] 阿拉斯加冰川發現60年前墜機

【澳門日報綜合報道】據美聯社、美國有線電視新聞網廿八日消息：美國阿拉斯加州一座冰川上日前發現飛機殘骸。據推測可能是六十年前在此地墜毀美國空軍飛機的殘骸，那次事故造成機上五十人全部遇難。

美國軍方女發言人杜伯遜於華盛頓時間廿七日稱，在冰川上發現的飛機殘骸可能是一九五二年十一月在此地墜毀C-124“環球霸王”貨運飛機的殘骸，但是這個判斷仍不太明確。os.tvboxnow.com0 E2 R- Q @1 ]( j, V

本月十日，阿拉斯加州陸軍國民警衛隊在安克雷奇東北部的克羅尼冰川執行直升機飛行訓練時，發現了被認為是舊飛機的殘骸，以及一些疑似人類遺骨。

發現殘骸的地點位於安克雷奇以東約四十五英里的克羅尼冰川。公仔箱論壇8 I0 J5 a; _' u; W% d! X. ?4 T! [0 ?- G
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如果發現的殘骸被確認為一九五二年墜毀飛機的殘骸，那麼很多阿拉斯加州的航空秘密將被揭開。os.tvboxnow.com* d3 J) A! _' B- m( t3 H
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冰川上只發現了小量的飛機碎片，搜尋隊員深入一些冰縫，但是沒有發現更多的東西。

杜伯遜說，有些殘骸能看到，但無法找回，因為它們都被凍結在冰川裡面。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( n: @0 F3 z. ^# l. M9 [
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由於天氣惡劣及其他諸多危險因素，當局停止了繼續搜尋人類遺骨與飛機殘骸的工作。
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Researchers find icy tomb on glacier of aircraft that crashed, killing all 52 on-board, SIXTY years agotvb now,tvbnow,bttvb' s5 @$ Q7 I8 F

Harsh weather prevented a recovery in 1952
Later the authorities could not locate crash site
60 years on, victims' families may finally get answers
Crash was on Knik Glacier, 45 miles from Anchorage

  By Leon Watson

Wreckage found on an Alaskan glacier is the  remains of a missing Air Force plane that crashed in the 1950s, killing all 52 people on board.  U  h; l0 @5 _+ }* I5 S

Authorities revealed today the site has been  identified after it was discovered on Knik Glacier near Anchorage earlier this month.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。: |; \7 k" P8 x: b
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It means the victims' families may finally  get answers as to why their loved ones died nearly 60 years on from the  tragedy.
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Specialised team: Team members from the Joint POW/MIA  Accounting Command and Northern Warefare Training Center, searches for aircraft  wreckage on Knik Glacier near Anchorage, Alaska! w4 J+ C  H) r, l6 O9 a
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Joint POW-MIA Accounting Command spokesperson  Captain Jamie Dobson said the wreckage is of a Douglas C-124A Globemaster II.

The Korean War-era Air Force cargo plane crashed on November 22, 1952, NBC station KTUU of Anchorage reported.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。# E) A3 a4 F0 ^5 s
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It was found on June 10 on Colony  Glacier,  around 45 miles east of Anchorage, by a UH-60 Blackhawk crew  with the Alaska  Army National Guard.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb5 `1 V8 [+ a) \1 Y% c1 c
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While evidence collected by the  eight-man  team is en route to JPAC’s Central Identification Laboratory  in Hawaii for  further analysis, Cpt Dobson said the plane was  identifiable by materials found  at the scene.

Identified: Captain Jamie Dobson said the wreckage  spotted was that of a Douglas C-124A Globemaster II. The Korean War-era Air  Force cargo plane went missing on November 22

'Some  of the evidence has already been positively correlated with this crash,' Cpt  Dobson told KTUU.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。1 X  G& o; Q( @: D. C
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Harsh weather prevented a recovery at the  time and later the authorities could not locate it.

The Globemaster II entered Air Force service  in 1950 as the world’s largest transport plane.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 v% h/ B; z4 X3 ]3 Z% \/ X
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Its forward loading ramp and aft  cargo elevator, as well as its ability  to carry 68,500 pounds of cargo  or 200 passengers on two decks of seating, made  it the Air Force's  primary heavy-lift transport into the early  1960s.
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Workhorse: The Douglas C-124C Globemaster II was the largest transport aircraft when it was introduced into service in 1950: E5 w% O, ?* M1 O3 Q

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In action: Seen here in the Korean War the aircraft's  unique front-loading system allowed for 68,000lbs of cargo or 200 passengers  seated on two deckstvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 w+ R& j! N( Z+ l

The four-propeller transport was  eventually  replaced by the C-141 Starlifter jet, but its name lives on  in Alaska skies  with the C-17 Globemaster III, operated by the 517th  Airlift Squadron at  Anchorage’s Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.

Crash researcher Tonja Anderson,  whose  grandfather Airman Isaac Anderson died in the crash, told KTUU the cargo plane was on a flight from McChord Air Force Base in Washington to Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage when it crashed near the  8,000ft level of  Mount Gannett.os.tvboxnow.com$ S8 f3 v  U2 z& E7 T