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 DocHolliday
Location: Olde Virginia
Gender: Male
 |  | Anybody ever been to an old plane wreck?
< on 9/9/2005 10:09 PM >
|  | | | That's tragic but neat, a lot of debris is still there. It is just about a 20 minute drive for me. Not exactly Urban, as its on the side of a mountain, but neat enough. Legend has it the site is haunted. As it crashed, one of the crewman was decapitated, then he can't rest until he finds it, you know the classic story.
It was a neat site to visit, not too many people get to cause that side of the mountain is so steep.
http://www.wp21.com/b25crash/
In Order To Protect, We Must First Learn To Destroy.
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until you can reach for a rock.
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atomx
      
Location: Brighton, ON
Gender: Male
| |  | Re: Anybody ever been to an old plane wreck?
<Reply # 2 on 9/10/2005 12:49 AM >
|  | | | Been to the Herc crash site near Alert, NV.
Hercules C-130
Was here when I went up in summer of 2002. Kinda creepy because of all the stuff still just lying around. Combs, Glasses, Christmas trees, etc.
Not been here personally, but I've got pics from up there.
DC3
"Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning." - Richard Cook |
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wooble
Location: Surrey, UK
Gender: Male
| | | Re: Anybody ever been to an old plane wreck?
<Reply # 3 on 9/10/2005 12:50 AM >
| | | | My dad did a lot of mapping in the far north of Canada when he was working for his PhD, and once found a twin-engined plane like a DC-3 or similar that had come down in the wilderness, and had been there for quite a few years. Apparently it was mostly in one piece, and far enough away from the nearest settlement that it's probably still there with little interference today.
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GreyKat
Location: Minneapolis/St Paul MN
Gender: Male
I have never been lost, but I will admit to being confused for several weeks.
| | Re: Anybody ever been to an old plane wreck?
<Reply # 4 on 9/10/2005 2:29 AM >
| | | | http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/
This site is a great tool for finding wrecked planes. Ive been visiting the site for years.
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White Winged Dove
Location: Too far away from the beach
Gender: Female
| | Re: Anybody ever been to an old plane wreck?
<Reply # 5 on 9/10/2005 8:18 PM >
| | | | Posted by atomx
Was here when I went up in summer of 2002. Kinda creepy because of all the stuff still just lying around. Combs, Glasses, Christmas trees, etc.
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Christmas trees?
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tick
Location: Abingdon, VA
Gender: Male
| |  | | Re: Anybody ever been to an old plane wreck?
<Reply # 6 on 9/10/2005 10:46 PM >
| | | | In 1971, Audie Murphy (movie star and the most highly decorated soldier of WWII) died when the plane he was in crashed into the ridge of Brush Mountain, north of Blacksburg VA. I've been up to the site - you can tell where the plane hit... supposedly there's still debris and wreckage, but I was up there in the middle of summer and the undergrowth was too thick for us to find anything.
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Arc-light
Location: Calgary
| | Re: Anybody ever been to an old plane wreck?
<Reply # 7 on 9/11/2005 6:54 AM >
| | | | The herc was going to alert for its winter supplies run. it had alot of fuel on it and other things for the people living up there, anyways, she smacked into a hillside in the dark (24 darkness up there) a couple people died but it was a huge thing in the news for a while (i think like 7 years ago) as they got soooo much internation help trying to save them from the cold and what not
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atomx
Location: Brighton, ON
Gender: Male
| | | Re: Anybody ever been to an old plane wreck?
<Reply # 8 on 9/12/2005 4:01 PM >
| | | | Posted by Arc-light
The herc was going to alert for its winter supplies run. it had alot of fuel on it and other things for the people living up there, anyways, she smacked into a hillside in the dark (24 darkness up there) a couple people died but it was a huge thing in the news for a while (i think like 7 years ago) as they got soooo much internation help trying to save them from the cold and what not
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Yeah, the darkness, and fog. The lights on the plane were reflecting off the flog making it look like they were lined up for the runway. The runway uses Gloworm lights that are very bright, but in fog, very blurry, but still can be seen. They were quite a ways off.
Most of the persons aboard were civilians, and now there are very few civilians going up there to do work for the military. Such as a barber, and others.
It's only 24hrs darkness up there for 5 months. 5 months of light and 2 months of twilight as it's changing over. I went up in the light, I want to go up for the dark next time.
"Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning." - Richard Cook |
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Jonsered
Location: Back in New Mexico where I belong
Gender: Male
Dressed for a scarecrow ball.........
| |  | | Re: Anybody ever been to an old plane wreck?
<Reply # 9 on 9/12/2005 6:29 PM >
| | | | There is a Navy SNJ trainer from WW II in the Gila Wilderness in New Mexico. Mostly intact, and lots of cool things to see. I've also been to my Great-uncle's crash site, where he drove a Piper Cub straight into a mountainside in the late 1940's. Lots of debris there, but I now have the remains of the altimeter.
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I have changed my personal exploring ethics code. From now on it will be: "Take only aimed shots, leave only hobo corpses." Copper scrappers, meth heads and homeless beware. The Jonsered cometh among you, bringing fear and dread.
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lopix
Location: Ontario
Gender: Male
I survive on the poison you're feeding me
| | | Re: Anybody ever been to an old plane wreck?
<Reply # 11 on 9/14/2005 1:34 AM >
| | | | I wanted to check the Air France plane that went down here a few montha ago, but they were on it 24/7 for the investigation, then cleaned it all up...
I'm not angry - just focused :: No human opinion is higher than the truth
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Samurai
Vehicular Lord Rick
Location: northeastern New York
No matter where you go, there you are...
| | Re: Anybody ever been to an old plane wreck?
<Reply # 12 on 9/16/2005 6:54 AM >
| | | | Wright Peak in the Adirondack Mountains of New York... A B-47 from Plattsburgh AFB crashed in the late 50's when its Terrain Avoidance Radar (still a new toy then) glitched. The bomber hit the side of the mountain at over 500mph. There are still pieces of it up there and a monument to the air crew. What made the crash even worse was that it was during the winter, a snowstorm and Wright Peak is in the remotest part of the mountins. It took rescuers almost a day to get in there in the snow... there was nothing left but bits and pieces of course.
Even today, debris and an engine are still up there. My Dad is an Adirondack 46'R (someone who has climbed all 46 Adirondack High Peaks- in the summer and winter no less)... that's how I know all of this useless info.
Samurai
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Kelwyn
Location: DC Metro area
Gender: Male
Jackass of all trades.
| | | Re: Anybody ever been to an old plane wreck?
<Reply # 13 on 9/20/2005 12:25 AM >
| | | | Posted by Samurai
Wright Peak in the Adirondack Mountains of New York... A B-47 from Plattsburgh AFB crashed in the late 50's when its Terrain Avoidance Radar (still a new toy then) glitched. The bomber hit the side of the mountain at over 500mph. |
There was a very similar crash, and about the same time frame, out in New Mexico. The plane crashed at around 10250' above sea level. There was no way for them to get any of the wreckage out, so they went in with explosives and destroyed the classified bits; most of the plane is still up there. I was fortunate enough to take a lunch break on the wing of an airplane more than 10k feet above sea level.
I have the exact lat and long, although it shouldn't be that hard to find info on it. The crash site is inside the Philmont Scout Ranch, and is clearly marked on their maps.
- Kel
"I worry that Jesus drinks himself to sleep when he hears me talk like this."
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zenbunny
Location: Victoria, BC
Gender: Female
| | Re: Anybody ever been to an old plane wreck?
<Reply # 14 on 9/20/2005 1:06 AM >
| | | | There's one in BC on Vancouver Island near Tofino - tried to find it once but had to go back due to inappropriate footwear. Still plan on locating this - supposed to be very cool.
http://www.geocach...ails.aspx?ID=41743
Note - the cache has been archived - if you're not a geocache member, here are some details;
N 49° 04.728 W 125° 49.312
UTM: 10U E 293939 N 5440051
or convert to NAD27 at Jeeep.com
Cache site is a well visited aircraft crash site of historical note.
On February 8th, 1945 a Canso Flying boat took off from the Tofino airport. As it was ascending the aircraft lost power in its port engine. The pilots made efforts to stabilize the aircraft, but without the use of both engines the aircraft went down, stalling just before impact.
The plane came to rest on a slope at the bottom of a small hill. Twelve people aboard. Twelve people survived. The aircraft has remained in its crash position for almost 59 years. The area it now sits in falls within the Pacific Rim Park. The aircraft is in surprisingly good condition.
The trailhead coordinates are as follows:
N 49.05.327 W 125.49.287
You will find an old communications/radio building at the coordinates below. Do not enter this building as it is contaminated with lead and asbestos.
N 49.05.091 W 125.49.207
You may wish to take note of a large bomb crater as you walk to the crash site:
N49.04.741 W125.49.268
The crash site itself is well visited.
This hike is not meant to be a hunt, but rather to take you to a piece of history. The aircraft has been graffittied over time. Please avoid disturbing the wreck. Do not take souvenirs - it is completely illegal.
The trail is a nice walk in, with a time of between 30 and 60 minutes needed. I would highly recommend rubber boots. Do not leave the trail to avoid water and mud holes; there is talk of removing permission to visit this site if the trail keeps widening. Follow the trail tape. When we set the cache there had been two weeks with no rain and we still encountered mud well above the ankle, if not close to the knee. You may wish to have the GPS on and follow your track log on the way out - the swampy area looks totally different in reverse.
Parking will be a problem. I would recommend getting a ride to the trailhead as there is no parking at the trailhead itself. The other option is to park at the parking area on the road to Radar Hill, near the highway. It is $10.00 a day in the summer, free in the deep winter.
[last edit 9/20/2005 1:07 AM by zenbunny - edited 1 times]
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