Northwest Flight 2501 by Bryan David Snuffer

Painted for the Michigan Maritime Museum, this eerie image was to tell the story of the lost Northwest Flight 2501, a DC-4 propliner operating its daily transcontinental service between New York City and Seattle when it disappeared on the night of June 23, 1950. The flight was carrying 55 passengers and three crew members; the loss of all 58 on board made it the deadliest commercial airliner accident in American history at the time.