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Clutchy
  
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 |  | Douglas A-26 Invader crash site
< on 9/5/2011 6:26 PM >
|  | | | August 11, 1974. Pilot/firefighter Eric Yuill crashed into the steep talus slope of Stoyoma Mountain in heavy cloud, while water bombing a nearby forest fire.
Almost 40 years later there is still much to see of this crash site.
The site can be accessed by driving to Cabin lake (4x4 only)and then hiking the 5 km from the lake to the crash site. Site is only accessible in late summer/early fall due to its high elevation of around 6500', the rest of the year the site is snow covered. It was a beautiful labour day weekend that I made the trip out to the plane.
Cabin Lake
Mt Stoyoma
Landing gear
Engine #1
Random part
Fuselage
Memorial Plaque
Wing
Prop tip on engine #2
Engine #2
Nose gear
Engine #1 again
It truly is an awesome site to visit, and its hard to appreciate the scale from the photos.
Here is a photo of the exact plane taken before the crash(obviously) This is not my photo, credits to the original photographer (unknown).
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RunkPock
  
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| | Re: Douglas A-26 Invader crash site
<Reply # 1 on 9/6/2011 12:40 AM >
| | | | Awsome photos, I really like the landing gear shot!
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A. Lien
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| | Re: Douglas A-26 Invader crash site
<Reply # 2 on 9/6/2011 8:41 PM >
| | | | Impressive location and photos. Crash sites are eerie. Glad they gave the pilot a plaque.
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Farewell and thank you... "I was doing something that I thought could have some impact someday. In many ways, it's really these photographs that kept me going creatively." Dennis Hopper |
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dwtaylor999
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| | Re: Douglas A-26 Invader crash site
<Reply # 3 on 9/6/2011 10:01 PM >
| | | | Very nice.
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jerm IX
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| |  | Re: Douglas A-26 Invader crash site
<Reply # 4 on 9/7/2011 12:33 PM >
| | | | Very interesting, thanks for sharing. I miss BC.
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PorkRenegade
| | Re: Douglas A-26 Invader crash site
<Reply # 6 on 9/22/2011 12:42 PM >
| | | | Impressive!
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