Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 2501 was a DC-4 operating its daily transcontinental service between New York City and Seattle when it disappeared on the night of June 23, 1950. The …

Jun 23, 2022 · A Northwest Orient Airlines Douglas DC-4 (registration: N95425) operating a daily service between New York and Seattle disappeared on the night of June 23rd, 1950, over …

Flight 2501 was a Douglas DC-4 airliner with four Pratt & Whitney, R-2000 “Wasp” engines. These reciprocating piston, propeller engines could power the converted World War II C54 transport …

Dec 29, 2023 · The DC-4, used by Northwest Airlines for Flight 2501 was considered a sturdy and reliable aircraft and the flight had a well-trained crew. According to MSRA, Captain Lind had …

Jun 23, 2021 · The plane, a Northwest Airlines Douglas DC-4 carrying 55 passengers and 3 crew members, departed LaGuardia Airport at about 9:49 p.m., and was last heard from around …

The “Six” was a pressurized and enlarged update to Douglas’ DC-4 series, seating 64 to 76 passengers with better range and a higher service ceiling. DC-6s would soon displace the DC …

On the following day, at 18:30, a United States Coast Guard cutter found an oil slick, and aircraft debris in Lake Michigan approximately 18 miles north-northwest of Benton Harbor. At the time …

Northwest Airlines was a major United States airline which existed from 1926 until 2010, when it merged with Delta Air Lines and became part of Delta Air Lines' fleet. At the time of the …

On July 15, 1947, Northwest was the first airline to begin direct service between the United States and Japan, [15] using a Douglas DC-4 airliner named The Manila. (All pre-war airline service …

Jan 6, 2025 · The crash of a Northwest Airlines DC-4 into Lake Michigan on June 24, 1950, remains in the top 20 of the deadliest aviation disasters in U.S. history. The plane, carrying 58 …