c-124 crash Frobisher Bay

[carlsa]

There are pictures going around the internet of a crashed C-124 with one engine still running a day after the crash. There is an automobile visible in the frame that looks like it had been damaged in the accident. Searching Google turns up a date of April, 1955 but no other details. I suppose it could have been flying in support of the DEW Line. Does anyone know any of the particulars: reason for crash, fate of the crew, etc? Curious. Thanks for any help.

[APG85]

How about a link to the picture?

[carlsa]

http://www.baaa-acro.com/Photos%20d'acc ... 201955.htm

You can disregard the ones about other aircraft than the C-124.

Thanks for the reply

[bdk]

A C-124 was pranged at Cambridge Bay, NWT (CYCB is the ICAO ident) during the construction of the DEWline. In USAF parlance the place was called "Cam Main" - that's likely the one as the time is about right and from the background of the pictures that's about what Cambridge Bay looks like - just rocks and snow! What's left of it got bulldozed out onto the sea ice afterwards and it went to the bottom in the spring. To my (very limited) knowledge about it, nobody was killed. I saw pictures of it a couple of years ago that some sport divers had taken. It's just offshore of the community to the south but in fairly deep water. I wonder how much power that -4360 was making?

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Dan

Last edited by Dan Jones on Sat Jul 29, 2006 8:04 pm, edited 2 times in total.

[APG85]

You don't see that every day.....

[Todd Hackbarth]

The aircraft involved in this accident was C-124C Globemaster II 52-0991. It happened on 27 April 1955 at the Frobisher Bay Airport, Northwest Territories (now Nunavut), Canada. The aircraft landed short and broke up.

See the following sites for additional information and photos:

http://aviation-safety.net/database/rec ... -0&lang=en

http://www.pinetreeline.org/photos/p17-55b.html

http://www.pinetreeline.org/photos/frobis/frobi259.jpg
http://www.pinetreeline.org/photos/frobis/frobi260.jpg
http://www.pinetreeline.org/photos/frobis/frobi261.jpg
http://www.pinetreeline.org/photos/frobis/frobi262.jpg
http://www.pinetreeline.org/photos/frobis/frobi263.jpg
http://www.pinetreeline.org/photos/frobis/frobi264.jpg
http://www.pinetreeline.org/photos/frobis/frobi265.jpg
http://www.pinetreeline.org/photos/frobis/frobi266.jpg
http://www.pinetreeline.org/photos/frobis/frobi267.jpg

[phil65]

Is that prop spinning?

[carlsa]

Yes, it continued to spin for a day until an aircrewman went out on the wing and shut off the fuel supply. Apparently, that strange vehicle burned in one of the pictures was a Bombardier snow vehicle--the exact description is above. This flight was carrying three when it crashed.

[MANGNAKAK]

no this aircraft crashed in what was Frobisher bay april 27th, 1955 (now called Iqaluit)... the aircraft landed short of the runway and the tail end of the plane made contact with the ground, thankfully no casualties. the plane cartwheeled and broke up... the fuselage is still in Iqaluit today... and i believe it took three days for the fuel to deplete... no one went to cut the fuel

[bdk]

It amazes me the things I've posted that I've completely forgotten about!

[peter]

Wasn't there a video clip of it running awhile back?

[gary1954]

I cringe to ponder this question, but how can one copyright a USAF photograph without it being in a publication? Granted the photos are in Public Domain, I'm just asking? Then the photo credit would be something like, Photo USAF.

[JFS61]

Wasn't there a video clip of it running awhile back?

There was, but I've been unable to find it again (may no longer be online).

[p51]

Wow, just when you think you've heard it all...