Narrative:
The US Navy Super Constellation departed Patuxent River NAS at 21:39 for a flight to Port Lyautey via Lajes AFB, Azores. Last radio contact with the flight was at 23:00 when the aircraft was about 350 miles off the Maryland coast. The search for the missing aircraft was abandoned November 4 because of extreme weather conditions.
| Status: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
| Date: | Saturday 30 October 1954 |
| Type: |  Lockheed R7V-1 Super Constellation |
| Operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 128441 |
| MSN: | 4108 |
| First flight: | 1953 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 21 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 21 / Occupants: 21 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 42 / Occupants: 42 |
| Aircraft damage: | Missing |
| Aircraft fate: | Presumed damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 560 km (350 mls) E off Maryland, USA ( Atlantic Ocean)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Patuxent River NAS, MD (NHK/KNHK), United States of America |
| Terceira-Lajes Airport, Azores (TER/LPLA), Portugal | |
| Flightnumber: | 57 |
The US Navy Super Constellation departed Patuxent River NAS at 21:39 for a flight to Port Lyautey via Lajes AFB, Azores. Last radio contact with the flight was at 23:00 when the aircraft was about 350 miles off the Maryland coast. The search for the missing aircraft was abandoned November 4 because of extreme weather conditions.
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Sources:
» The Bermuda Triangle Mystery- Solved / L.D. KuschePhotos
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Patuxent River NAS, MD to Terceira-Lajes Airport, Azores as the crow flies is 4209 km (2630 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Patuxent River NAS, MD to Terceira-Lajes Airport, Azores as the crow flies is 4209 km (2630 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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