Fairchild C-82 Packet crash, Mar 24, 1949, Ellesmere Isla...
Fairchild C-82 Packet accident on March 24, 1949 near Ellesmere Island Nunavut, Canada with no fatalities.
- Date: March 24, 1949
- Aircraft: Fairchild C-82 Packet
- Location: Ellesmere Island Nunavut, Canada
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
A USAF Fairchild C 82 Packet on a supply flight from Frobisher Bay to Resolute Bay made an emergency landing on Ellesmere Island after running short of fuel or becoming lost. All seven crew were rescued by a ski equipped aircraft a few days later and the aircraft was abandoned at the site.