By E. SCOTT WINGERTER
Credits: Wreaths Across America
Credits: Aviation Times
Flying Tiger Line Flight 739, a Lockheed Super Constellation Aircraft
Flying Tiger Line Flight 739, a Lockheed Super Constellation Aircraft
Credits: Lockheed Martin
By E. SCOTT WINGERTER
May 8, 2021 at 2:00 AM
RED BANK, NJ: The heartache and the tears have not lessened for the surviving family members, even after almost 60 years.
On March 16, 1962, the Flying Tiger Line Flight 739 military mission plane went missing with 93 US Army Soldiers on board and 11 crew members.
Included among the lost souls was Captain Gregory P. Thomas from Red Bank, NJ, who commanded the aircraft.
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