A Northwest Orient Airlines DC-4 is traveling from New York to Seattle with two stopovers on the way. Find out how weather and old times caused this plane to disappear in Lake Michigan. 2020 © Anchor FM Inc. All rights reserved.

Thanks to Work Grandma (Aka Karin) for requesting this episode!

Photo Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Orient_Airlines_Flight_2501

https://fearoflanding.com/history/the-mystery-of-northwest-orient-flight-2501/

http://michiganshipwrecks.org/shipwrecks-2/shipwreck-categories/airplane-losses-lost-and-found/northwest-airlines-flight-2501-dc4

Research Sources:

http://ntl1.specialcollection.net/scripts/ws.dll?file&fn=8&name=S%3A%5CDOT_56GB%5Cairplane%20accidents%5Cwebsearch%5C062350.pdf (Only available through DOT)

https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19500623-0

http://michiganshipwrecks.org/shipwrecks-2/shipwreck-categories/airplane-losses-lost-and-found/northwest-airlines-flight-2501-dc4

“America's Vanished Airliner.” Expedition Unknown, season 8, episode 2, Discovery Channel , 26 Feb. 2020.