Vintage aircraft crashes in Fairbanks, Alaska, after catching fire; 2 aboard die Smoke rises after a Douglas C-54 Skymaster plane crashed into the Tanana River outside Fairbanks, Alaska, Tuesday ...

According to the Alaska Department of Public Safety, a military version of the Douglas DC-4 called a C-54 crashed into the Tanana River south of Fairbanks late Tuesday morning, local time.

At the crash site of a Douglas DC-4 aircraft off the Tanana River in Fairbanks, Alaska. April 23, 2024. Michaela Matherne Multiple agencies responded and the public was asked to avoid the area.