▁in ▁ra ft s ▁and ▁fl ares . ▁The ▁location ▁was ▁reported ▁and ▁the ▁B - 5 0 ▁reached ▁its ▁minimum ▁fuel ▁required ▁for ▁safe ▁landing ▁and ▁had ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁base . ▁When ▁Cas co ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁d itch ing ▁point ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁March , ▁the ▁men ▁had ▁disappeared . ▁ ▁Cas co ▁was ▁later ▁joined ▁by ▁British ▁plan es , ▁weather ▁ships , ▁sub marine , ▁several ▁war ships , ▁including ▁the ▁USS ▁Cor al ▁Sea , ▁which ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁crash ▁site ▁over ▁ 1 9 ▁hours ▁later , ▁on ▁Sunday , ▁ 2 5 ▁March . ▁The ▁aircraft , ▁along ▁with ▁its ▁passengers ▁and ▁crew , ▁were ▁gone . ▁All ▁that ▁was ▁found ▁was ▁some ▁char red ▁p lywood ▁and ▁a ▁brief case . ▁The ▁surv iv ors ' ▁bodies ▁were ▁never ▁found . ▁Over all , ▁the ▁fate ▁of ▁the ▁crash ed ▁C - 1 2 4 ▁and ▁its ▁ 5 3 ▁occup ants ▁remains ▁und et erm ined . ▁ ▁Bur ial s ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁more ▁than ▁ 5 0 ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁disapp earance ▁of ▁all ▁personnel ▁on ▁board ▁the ▁plane , ▁two ▁men ▁from ▁the ▁crash ▁were ▁granted ▁gra ves ▁at ▁the ▁Ar ling ton ▁National ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁Atlantic ▁R 6 D - 1 ▁disapp earance ▁F lying ▁T iger ▁Line ▁Fl ight ▁ 7 3 9 ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁" G lob em