- ACCIDENT DETAILS
Date: March 15, 1962
Time: 0030
Location: Western Pacific Ocean, Philippine Sea
Operator: Flying Tiger Line
Flight #: 739/14
Route: Travis AFB - Honolulu - Agana, Guam - Clark AFB -Saigon
AC Type: Lockheed 1049H Super Constellation
Registration: N6921C
cn / ln: 4817
Aboard: 107   (passengers:96  crew:11)
Fatalities: 107   (passengers:96  crew:11)
Ground: 0
Summary: Lost at sea while en route from Guam to the Philippines. The crew of the SS T.L. Lenzen supertanker sighted a midair explosion at 00:30 local time, from their position at 13 degrees 44' N, 134 degrees 49' E. The subsequent search of over 144,000 square miles found nothing. Cause undetermined.
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