A World War II-era plane crashed along a river near Fairbanks, Alaska, Alaska State Police said.
Police officers said: online shipping A Douglas C-54, a four-engine propeller transport plane used by the U.S. Air Force in World War II and the Korean War, crashed Tuesday afternoon along the Tanana River.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed to Fox News Digital that two people were on board the plane at the time of the crash.
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Tanana River, off Richardson Highway in Black Rapids, Alaska. (Edwin Remsburg/VW Photo via Getty Images)
The crash occurred shortly after takeoff from Fairbanks International Airport at 10 a.m. local time, the FAA said.
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Local, state and federal agencies were all responding to the crash scene.
“Please avoid the area and expect an increased presence of first responders in the area,” officers said as they were dispatched. “Additional information will be released as it becomes available.”
Dubbed the Sacred Cow, this Douglas VC-54C VIP transport plane was flown by two presidents: Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman. The FAA announced Tuesday that a Douglas C-54 crashed near Fairbanks, Alaska. (Museum of Aviation/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)
John Doherty, a police spokesman, did not provide additional information when contacted for comment.
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