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27 Μαρ 2014 · B-47 Strafojet Crash Kills 3 BASTROP, La. A B47 stratojet bomber crashed and exploded on a cross country test flight Thursday, killing three airmen. One officer parachuted at low altitude and escaped with a broken arm.
A piece of B-47 wreckage near the summit of Wright Peak. Due to the low-altitude nature of the training run, the crew had been out of radio contact since leaving Watertown. Therefore, when the plane failed to appear in Plattsburgh at 7am when expected, no one had any idea where it was.
A B-47 crashed on Wright Peak in the #Adirondacks almost 60 years ago. 4 crew members tragically lost their lives and parts of the wreckage remain on the mountain to this day.
15 Ιαν 2023 · The book chronicles the story of a U.S Strategic Air Command B-47 Stratojet, flying at 400 miles an hour during a practice bombing run in wind-driven snow and freezing rain, that crashed into Wright Peak in the Adirondack Mountains in 1962.
17 Φεβ 2023 · The plane, bound for the then Plattsburgh Air Force Base, apparently veered about 30 miles off course due to inclement weather and high winds, and ventured into the Adirondack High Peaks. A faulty altimeter may have been one of the causes of the tragic crash near the summit of Wright Peak.
18 Ιαν 2012 · Jan 18, 2012 — Fifty years ago, in the early morning darkness of Jan. 16, 1962, an Air Force jet bomber slammed into the top of Wright Peak, in the Adirondack backcountry near Lake Placid. The...
15 Ιουν 2012 · Jun 15, 2012 — It was 50 years ago this past January when a U.S. Air Force B-47 bomber crashed into Wright Peak in the Adirondacks, killing its four-man crew. A plaque at the open summit bears...
