Douglas C-54 Skymaster crash, Dec 5, 1948 (4 killed), Pac...
Douglas C-54 Skymaster accident on December 5, 1948 near Pacific Ocean, World with 4 fatalities.
- Date: December 5, 1948
- Aircraft: Douglas C-54 Skymaster
- Location: Pacific Ocean, World
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
A USAF Douglas C 54 on a military flight from Kadena to Spokane reported technical problems over the Pacific and attempted an emergency landing. The crew ditched the aircraft about 1,206 miles southwest of Hawaii, and rescuers reached the site roughly forty hours later. Thirty three people were rescued and four people died.