Near the shores of Lake Michigan on the evening of June 23, 1950 , many people reported a raging storm that caused a power outage along the coast from Benton Harbor North to Holland.  There was thunder and lightning and a downpour of rain. In the midst of all that, several people saw or heard an airplane struggling to remain aloft as it flew overhead and then veered out over Lake Michigan.        
    The storm that night, the next days news of a crashed airliner, and the events of the following week were so memorable that nearly sixty years after this accident, many individuals have come forth to offer clues about when, how and where this accident took place.  They include people who saw and heard the plane that night, children combing the beach in the days that followed, officials involved in the search and clean up, other travelers that evening -- even a pilot flying that night, who turned back rather than proceed east through the squall line.
        We offer them thanks for their willingness to come forth after all this time to help solve the mystery of the crash of Flight 2501.