Probably not related but worth reading, especially since the air crashes from that era have just been declassified.
http://www.stripes.com/news/soldier-hopes-to-find-remains-of-uncle-other-victims-of-1952-alaska-crash-1.11706
http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19521115-0
Some data for the C-119 missing.