Lost Douglas C-49 in Alaska

[allen_idaho]

So I recently came across this old news story while I was browsing the Google News archives, and thought you all might find it interesting.

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id...treasure&hl=en

Basically, the story states that in Feb. 1943, a US Army Douglas transport plane took off from Fort Nelson, Alaska with 14 passengers and $200,000 in cash. It was supposed to fly directly to Fort Simpson, but never arrived.

After checking the validity of the story, I discovered that there really was an aircraft reported missing that fits the description. It was:
Date: Feb. 5, 1943
Type: Douglas C-49
Serial Number: 43-2004
Unit: ATC
Location: Canada
MACR Number: 15247

So, maybe the story is true. Maybe there is a crashed Douglas C-49 with 14 dead bodies and a whole lot of cash just waiting for somebody to find it.

[truckinbutch]

Unless I am confusing it with another story , I believe it has been located .
Jim

[Curtis]

There are posting that involve two other found Army plane crashes, I think they are diffrent than this one. I too could be wrong. One was a short story written very well about a young man searching for an Indians goldmine...the other was dealing with actual pictures on top of a mountain but I think both were B-25s.

[allen_idaho]

It was indeed located. While I was looking further into it, I discovered this bit of info:

On September 22, 1948, the wreckage was found near Fort Nelson high above Tuchodi Lake where it hit the mountainside with great force, disintegrated, scattered and burned for over a mile. Much of the debris was buried four to six feet under rockslides and although eleven bodies were recovered, there was no record of the missing cargo

[truckinbutch]

It was indeed located. While I was looking further into it, I discovered this bit of info:

On September 22, 1948, the wreckage was found near Fort Nelson high above Tuchodi Lake where it hit the mountainside with great force, disintegrated, scattered and burned for over a mile. Much of the debris was buried four to six feet under rockslides and although eleven bodies were recovered, there was no record of the missing cargo

I think I'd put a 'winky wink and a raised eyebrow after that last sentence or just make no mention of it and go hunting .
If it really wasn't recovered , there's a sizeable chunk of change out there mebbie still securely sealed
in a well built military box .