Post by GhostShips on Jan 5, 2005 2:09:54 GMT -6
DC-4 Disappears Over Lake Michigan
Presentation Premier at the 2005 Ghost Ships Festival
“The Disappearance of Flight 2501”
Presented By Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates
Fifty-five years ago, on the evening of June 23, 1950, Northwest Airlines Flight 2501 took off from LaGuardia airport heading for its first stop in Minneapolis. As Captain Rick Lind passed over Battle Creek, MI preparing for the Lake Michigan crossing, his radio request for an altitude drop in hopes to avoid the turbulence of a thunderstorm over the lake was denied. That transmission was the last that was heard from the DC-4. The next morning scattered airplane debris and human remains floating in Lake Michigan confirmed the tragedy- the plane an all 58 persons aboard was gone, making this the worst US passenger airplane disaster of it time.
Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates has been interested in finding the remains of flight and helping to solve the mystery of why the airplane crashed since its formation in 2001. Across the nation, another individual, the author of the fictional "Dirk Pitt" novels as well as the non-fiction "Sea Hunter" series, also was interested in finding the DC-4. His call to members of MSRA, marked Clive Cussler’s NUMA organization's first project in the Great Lakes. This documentary details the tragedy of flight 2501 as well as the joint NUMA/MSRA 2004 expedition to search for the scattered remains of this elusive DC-4.
Come Join the Adventure!
Ghost Ships Festival 2005 will feature some of the best speakers and subject matter in the dive industry. Come join the fun of adventure and discovery. Visit our website at www.ghostships.org for more information and to order your tickets online.
We look forward to seeing you at Wisconsin’s Largest Scuba & Maritime Conference. Come meet old friends and make some new ones along the way.
The Ghost Ships Festival will be held Friday & Saturday, February 18th & 19th, at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center, Milwaukee Wisconsin. The Sheraton is located across from Milwaukee’s General Mitchell International Airport.
Regards,
Ghost Ships Festival Committee
info@ghost-ships.org
Presentation Premier at the 2005 Ghost Ships Festival
“The Disappearance of Flight 2501”
Presented By Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates
Fifty-five years ago, on the evening of June 23, 1950, Northwest Airlines Flight 2501 took off from LaGuardia airport heading for its first stop in Minneapolis. As Captain Rick Lind passed over Battle Creek, MI preparing for the Lake Michigan crossing, his radio request for an altitude drop in hopes to avoid the turbulence of a thunderstorm over the lake was denied. That transmission was the last that was heard from the DC-4. The next morning scattered airplane debris and human remains floating in Lake Michigan confirmed the tragedy- the plane an all 58 persons aboard was gone, making this the worst US passenger airplane disaster of it time.
Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates has been interested in finding the remains of flight and helping to solve the mystery of why the airplane crashed since its formation in 2001. Across the nation, another individual, the author of the fictional "Dirk Pitt" novels as well as the non-fiction "Sea Hunter" series, also was interested in finding the DC-4. His call to members of MSRA, marked Clive Cussler’s NUMA organization's first project in the Great Lakes. This documentary details the tragedy of flight 2501 as well as the joint NUMA/MSRA 2004 expedition to search for the scattered remains of this elusive DC-4.
Come Join the Adventure!
Ghost Ships Festival 2005 will feature some of the best speakers and subject matter in the dive industry. Come join the fun of adventure and discovery. Visit our website at www.ghostships.org for more information and to order your tickets online.
We look forward to seeing you at Wisconsin’s Largest Scuba & Maritime Conference. Come meet old friends and make some new ones along the way.
The Ghost Ships Festival will be held Friday & Saturday, February 18th & 19th, at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center, Milwaukee Wisconsin. The Sheraton is located across from Milwaukee’s General Mitchell International Airport.
Regards,
Ghost Ships Festival Committee
info@ghost-ships.org
