Hiking to Plane Crash Sites

[PhilDernerJr]

I'm looking to plan some hiking trips this year, and there are many plane crash sites where the wreckage needed to be left behind. I was wondernig if anyone was interested in joining me.

I don't have a specific site in mind, but I would be willing to travel for this as well. There's the site of TWA Flt 260 in Albuquerque that interests me a little bit.

Would anyone be interested in taking part in this? Have any crash sites in mind?

Here is a link to Catskill sites... http://www.chayden.net/Catskills/Notes/AircraftCrashes.html

[eric8669]

I'm looking to plan some hiking trips this year, and there are many plane crash sites where the wreckage needed to be left behind. I was wondernig if anyone was interested in joining me.

I don't have a specific site in mind, but I would be willing to travel for this as well. There's the site of TWA Flt 260 in Albuquerque that interests me a little bit.

Would anyone be interested in taking part in this? Have any crash sites in mind?

Here is a link to Catskill sites... http://www.chayden.net/Catskills/Notes/AircraftCrashes.html

Very interesting. something different to do.

[stratoduck]

Gilgo beach - done.

My boss has seen the B-17, I believe I remember him telling us. That note about the altimeter - there were several accidents with crews thinking they were approaching 10,000 feet and actually approaching 0 feet. TWA came up with a new idea that became the drum altimeter, which is standard fare in transport aircraft, and is slowly being replaced with the "tape" in glass cockpits.

[Delta777LR]

sounds interesting

[NIKV69]

Phil leaving Queens? I don't believe it! Just don't go in any Del Tacos if you go out west Phil!

I would love to try to Hike Potosi Mountain. Though you would probably need pro gear, that is over 8000 feet and could have some extreme temps. TWA 3 is still sitting there. Taking the helo was cool but to walk up that bad boy would be a lifetime experience.

[snydersnapshots]

I'm interested in seeing where the Braniff Lockheed Electra went down near Buffalo, TX. Not much hiking involved and I'm sure all the debris is long gone, but I'd be interested in seeing the site.

On the other end of the spectrum is the site of the B-36 crash that ensued after the first "broken arrow" loss of a nuclear weapon. Long story short, they were flying from Anchorage to the CONUS and were over the northern BC coastal area when they iced up and couldn't maintain altitude. They had engine problems too, as I recall. They jettisoned the weapon over the water and bailed out. The airplane turned and flew on until crashing into a mountain on the BC coast. That would be an interesting site to see. Broken Arrow #1 (http://www.amazon.com/Broken-Arrow-Worlds-Military-History/dp/0888395965) is a book about the incident if anyone is interested in more info.