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Flying Tiger Line Flight 923, a Lockheed L-1049H Super Constellation registered as N6923C, ditched into the Atlantic Ocean killing 28 out the 76 occupants onboard. The remaining 48 were rescued six hours later.
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Flying Tiger Line Flight 923
1962 aircraft ditching in the Atlantic Ocean
Flying Tiger Line Flight 923 was a chartered military transport flight that ditched in the North Atlantic Ocean on September 23, 1962. The Lockheed Constellation L-1049H was transporting 68 military personnel of the United States Army from McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey to…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation
US airliner with 4 piston engines, 1951
The Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation is an American aircraft, a member of the Lockheed Constellation aircraft line. The aircraft was colloquially referred to as the Super Connie.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Water landing
Aircraft landing intentionally on a body of water
In aviation, a water landing is, in the broadest sense, an aircraft landing on a body of water. Seaplanes, such as floatplanes and flying boats, land on water as a normal operation. Ditching is a controlled emergency landing on the water surface in an aircraft not designed for…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Atlantic Ocean
Oceanic division
The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about 85,133,000 km2 (32,870,000 sq mi). It covers approximately 17% of Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the Age of Discovery, it was known for…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
September 23
Day of the year
September 23 is the 266th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 99 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)