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Mount Tom B-17 crash

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The crash site was unmarked until 1994, when Norman Cote noticed a small pile of stones with a memorial note enclosed in a baggie. Cote spearheaded an effort for a permanent memorial and in July 1996, a granite memorial stone bearing the names of those who died on the flight was erected. Burn marks
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Around 10:20 pm, the crew made their final approach. However, due to poor visibility, they were unable to see the mountain peak on the southern face of Mount Tom. The B-17 slammed into a stone ledge about 200 feet from the summit. The plane exploded when it hit the mountain and a second blast
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reported that the fog would have probably prevented the pilot from seeing the beacon light atop Mount Tom. The B-17 had also been experiencing engine problems prior to lining up on the runway and beginning its descent. According to the pilot's log, there was low oil pressure on engine No. 2 and it
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Recovery efforts were hampered by the downpour as well as from fire and intense heat that persisted for 10 hours after the crash. Ambulances were not able to drive to the accident site due to rocky terrain so victims had to be carried down the mountain to Mountain Park. Identification was delayed
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for passenger service. Although its armaments had been removed, passenger seats had not yet been installed. On the day of the accident, the plane was transporting soon-to-be-discharged service members from
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scattered fuel 500 feet. However, a heavy downpour that occurred shortly after the accident prevented a serious forest fire. The accident was witnessed by about 4,000 people at
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not far from the site of the B-17 accident after its right wing fell off. All 7 men on board were able to parachute to safety.
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Due to fog and rain, the B-17 circled over Holyoke for almost two hours before it was cleared to land at Westover Field in
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from the crash are still visible and hikers can still find debris from the crash in the area.
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Aviation accidents and incidents in the United States and U.S. territories in the 1940s
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An asterisk (*) denotes an incident that took place in a U.S. territory, including
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because the men were badly burned and were from different branches of the
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The passengers were identified as fifteen Coast Guardsmen, an
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The B-17 was a four-engine bomber that was being used by the
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A B-17G Flying Fortress, similar to the accident aircraft
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United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
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Controlled flight into terrain
Holyoke
42°14′45″N 72°38′34″W / 42.24583°N 72.64278°W / 42.24583; -72.64278
Boeing B-17G-105-BO Flying Fortress
United States Army Air Corps
Registration
CFB Goose Bay
Westover Field
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Mount Tom
Holyoke, Massachusetts
New England
Eastern Air Lines Flight 375
United States Army
CFB Goose Bay
Mitchel Air Force Base
Westover Field
Chicopee, Massachusetts
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Mountain Park
United States Armed Forces
American Red Cross
United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
United States Army Air Corps
R5C
Rentschler Field
Chicopee River
"USAF Serial Number Search Results"
"Mt. Tom B-17"

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