On a snowy November evening in 1957, a national guard Twin engine Douglas C-47B plane with 11 people on board tried to land at Gustavus airport. It was on its way from Tacoma, Washington to Anchorage, Alaska. The plane was running low on fuel after having to miss its fuel stop farther south at Annette Island due to severe turbulence and winds and opting to go on to Gustavus, which had good weather at decision time, plus better landing lights and facilities for night landings than Juneau, rather then head…
