Army Team Searches for 1952 Plane Crash Victims in Alaska Glacier

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    B-roll of the crash recovery team and human remains team at Colony Glacier, June 18, 2020. In November 1952, an Air Force C-124 Globemaster II crashed into nearby Mount Gannett in the Chugach Mountains killing all of the 52 people onboard. Every summer since 2012, Alaskan Command, Alaska National Guard, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations, U.S. Army Alaska, 673rd Air Base Wing, and Detachment 1, 66 Training squadron personnel support the joint effort of Operation Colony Glacier, a mission to recover human remains and remove debris. (U.S. Army video)

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