Events tagged with "airplane disaster"

Historical Events tagged with "airplane disaster"

Turns out history loves a label—battles, breakthroughs, and the occasional disaster, all neatly tagged for your browsing pleasure. Because sometimes you just need every weird invention in one place.

Military & Warfare

Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 Vanishes at Sea

March 16th, 1962 62 years ago

Flying Tiger Line Flight 739, a military charter flight, disappeared en route from Guam to the Philippines with 107 people aboard, including U.S. servicemen. The Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation aircraft was last contacted near the western Pacific, where it was presumed to have met fate. Search efforts were launched, but no wreckage or survivors were found, leading to a somber conclusion for the families of those on board.