The 1943 Placerville, California B-25 Bomber Crash

[Foy]

According to a history of the Eighth Air Force, the command based in England whose mission was the bombardment of targets in Europe, casualties totaled 47,000, including 26,000 KIA. The Greatest Generation, indeed.

 

[ski3pin]

This plaque is in place at the El Dorado County Veterans Monument in Placerville, California.

 

[PaulT]

Oregon has several crash sites. I had seen the plaque at Cape Lookout of the B-17 and found some interesting websites related.

http://www.photographoregon.com/Oregon-Airplane-Wrecks.html


http://www.photographoregon.com/Cape-Lookout-B17.html


Paul

 

[ski3pin]

If you are curious, here are two other WWII bomber crash sites Julie and I have visited -

Arc Dome B-24

and the B-24 that is melting out of a glacier in the Sierra Nevada

Kuna Glacier B-24

And here is one from the 1970's, the two F-4's that colided over the Coso Mountains -

Coso F-4s

 

[PaulT]

Thanks, Monte. 3 great trip reports. You had me really confused on how you had included photos on a trip without your camera.

i was thinking: “What a great mind’s eye.”
Paul