MISSING
He was the son of Newton Pleasant Faris and Maggie Derden Crain. He was from a very large family, and had siblings Catherine, Polly, Kate, Bertha, Newton, Fred, Nellie, Margaret, Mary, James, Mamie, and Charlotte. He was married and had a son, Roger Craig Faris. His hometown was Houston TX.
On 26 Jan 50, USAF C-54D #42-72469 failed to arrive at Great Falls MT on a flight from Anchorage AK. The last known position was over Snag, Yukon Territory, Canada. A massive joint US-Canadian search was conducted, but the aircraft and its victims were never found. With 44 people on board this is probably the largest unresolved missing aircraft case in North America.
The crew is listed here in the virtual cemetery for C-54D #42-72469 MISSING 26 Jan 1950
Family members and interested researchers are spearheading an effort to renew the search for this aircraft. If you have not done so already, please consider joining the facebook page, Operation Mike, at www.facebook.com/operationmike
There is also a petition for the US government to have the Air Force reopen the search at Whitehouse.gov http://wh.gov/E7a
MISSING
He was the son of Newton Pleasant Faris and Maggie Derden Crain. He was from a very large family, and had siblings Catherine, Polly, Kate, Bertha, Newton, Fred, Nellie, Margaret, Mary, James, Mamie, and Charlotte. He was married and had a son, Roger Craig Faris. His hometown was Houston TX.
On 26 Jan 50, USAF C-54D #42-72469 failed to arrive at Great Falls MT on a flight from Anchorage AK. The last known position was over Snag, Yukon Territory, Canada. A massive joint US-Canadian search was conducted, but the aircraft and its victims were never found. With 44 people on board this is probably the largest unresolved missing aircraft case in North America.
The crew is listed here in the virtual cemetery for C-54D #42-72469 MISSING 26 Jan 1950
Family members and interested researchers are spearheading an effort to renew the search for this aircraft. If you have not done so already, please consider joining the facebook page, Operation Mike, at www.facebook.com/operationmike
There is also a petition for the US government to have the Air Force reopen the search at Whitehouse.gov http://wh.gov/E7a
Family Members
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Katherine Aileen Faris Crawford
1900–1986
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Polly Ann Faris Boock
1902–1991
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Newton Louis Faris
1906–1924
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Fred Waters Faris
1907–1975
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Nellie Louise Faris Lewis
1910–1982
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Margaret Ruth Faris Hill
1912–2000
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Mary Gladys Faris Holloway
1916–1990
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James Edwin Faris
1918–1994
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Mamie Maxine Faris Smoot
1923–2007
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Charlotte Virginia "Jeane" Faris Keller
1925–1998
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