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 ...

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.

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.