In 1946 a Curtis R5C transport plane carrying 32 Marines went off course in very heavy weather and flew into the side of Mount Rainier. The plane, and the Marines, are still entombed in Little Tahoma Glacier, because recovery would have placed the lives of the recovery teams are serious risk and the families of the Marines formally asked that recovery efforts be dropped.
In June 1947 while searching for the Curtiss Kenneth Arnold sighted some strange crafts over this range. The FS history started then in US. Stranger stories followed as investigators jumped in.
I have to say i really enjoy your short form videos, for people that don't have time to sit through the usual 45min to an hour long videos, your uploads really hit the spot for some serious adventure without all the fluff. Cheers from Australia!
A B-17 went down in Wyoming in 1943, at what has since been named Bomber Mountain. The wreckage wasn't found until some years later, when the OD paint had worn off and the reflection could be seen. Legend has it that the first guys at the sight found rock cairns built for the dead crew, and every machinegun was missing from the plane...
Great video !..enjoy this while yer young. I'm 75 now... me and my brother wandered all over the Mojave Desert when we were much younger. Found many , many plane parts.... never took any home... probably still out there fer the adventurist ! Fun !
Good that there was grass and moss up there on those rocks. Much softer and warmer for locating your tent, rather than on the stone, for sure. ;)) Cool and interesting video; liked the hail also. Thanks.
Quite a good adventure up there! It's nice to see that the plane does not have graffiti on it or anything like that. Tragic story, but glad at least four made it out.
Great try everyone. It clearly is a b-29. The give away is the nacelle. The aft facing scoop on top was on the 29 and the PBY did not have that. The square inspection hole at the 3 and 9 o’clock position is on a b29 and different shaped in the PBY. The exhaust ended pn a PBY on the top in line with the leading edge . The taper of the metal aft of the nacelle would be strait on a PBY. Cheers
Wrong wing shape for a B29 and they aren't wright cyclone engine cowlings. The fueslage isn't B29, the shape is wrong. The engines on the B29 are staggered with the outer one being slightly behind the inboard, these are parrallel and too small for the cyclone engine cowlings.
@@adrianw7011*_PBY or B29?_* There's been lively speculation, debate and argument on the identification (thankfully all civil and polite). I offer this thought: At 3:50 there is a very good high resolution shot of the area in question. I think we can all agree that whatever's going on a few feet right of the right most engine is buried in snow and ice, but the engines themselves and the wing from the snow and ice left to the wingtip is clear and unblemished. If this is a PBY, where then are the fuel fillers and vent tubes? Those are ubiquitous, plain and obvious on every PBY; this area shows no damage, & no fuel filler caps or vent tubes… so where are they? The logical answer with evidence fitting the conclusion is that this is not a PBY. What, then, is it? The Air Force, NTSB and FAA are all minded that it's a Boeing B-29 Super Fortress, & we have no evidence to the contrary.
-That's not a B-29. [--4:25--]This wreck has twin engines. Superfort's had four. This looks like a PBY Catalina flying boat- [EDIT: Never Mind. It is a Boeing Superfort afterall...]
I'd say it's a B-29. The wing that you can see I think is the planes port (left) wing due to the position of the star. The Star's on all USAAF and USAF four engined bombers where located to the left and right of the number one and four engines. The PBY Catalina's also had smaller radial engines compared to the ones used on the B-29. Another indication is at 3:42, the round opening is where one of the gunner sighting blisters is located for the upper aft turret.
🤔😒🙂↔️ Not a PBY... the fuselage isn't nearly flattened enough. 3:42 gives us a good look at one of the observation blisters abaft the wing root. Also, if it was a tugboat with wings there should be evidence of the pylon connecting the wing to the hull between those two motors.
Eating a little crow here... One comment observed how one engine nacelle fairing is longer than the other; typical of a four-engine aircraft. Sure enough, the nacelles match the photos of a B-29 on wikipedia. I would like to see photos of this wreck more exposed with less snow and confirm it's identity. Some data plate info would be excellent.
@@andrewmacdonald4833The B29 has 4 engines and longer mid fuselage mounted wings. Plane geeks like me and others can see the PBY anatomy despite the snow cover. 👍 What bit of the plane reminds you of the B29?
Actually - I changed my mind - I googled it and the two engines you can see are just one wing - because of the crash position the wing is laying over the fuselage making it look like a PBY twin - sorry honest mistake 🤣
*_PBY or B29?_* There's been lively speculation, debate and argument on the identification (thankfully all civil and polite). I offer this thought: At 4:25 there is a very good high resolution shot of the area in question, and even better one at 3:50. I think we can all agree that whatever's going on a few feet right of the right most engine is buried in snow and ice, but the engines themselves and the wing from the snow and ice left to the wingtip is clear and unblemished. If this is a PBY, where then are the fuel fillers and vent tubes? Those are ubiquitous, plain and obvious on every PBY; this area shows no damage, & no fuel filler caps or vent tubes… so where are they? The logical answer with evidence fitting the conclusion is that this is not a PBY. What, then, is it? The Air Force, NTSB and FAA are all minded that it's a Boeing B-29 Super Fortress, & we have no evidence to the contrary.
At 3:50 there is a very good high resolution shot of the area in question. The area is undamaged, clear and unblemished. If this is a PBY, where then are the fuel fillers and vent tubes?
They need to go up and retrieve that plane there would be zero rust on that plane with the cold and snow to protect it the parts alone are worth millions . The engines could be salvaged and parts for other 29s out there such a shame to let it rot
🤔😒🙂↔️ Not a PBY... the fuselage isn't nearly flattened enough. 3:42 gives us a good look at one of the observation blisters abaft the wing root. Also, if it was a tugboat with wings there should be evidence of the pylon connecting the wing to the hull between those two motors.
🤔😒🙂↔️ Not a PBY... the fuselage isn't nearly flattened enough. 3:42 gives us a good look at one of the observation blisters abaft the wing root. Also, if it was a tugboat with wings there should be evidence of the pylon connecting the wing to the hull between those two motors.
@@HM2SGT Nope, you are in error. Definitely a PBY Catalina. The long wings with fabric covering on the outer panels is a dead giveaway, and the observation/gun blisters are right for a PBY. The pylon has collapsed along with much of the fuselage from the crash and ice action. Everything matches a derelict PBY that was parked at a local airport for many years.
Bob can't tell the difference between circular observation blisters of a b29 and teardrops of a pby on the left side of the fuselage that is to the right of a wing with two engine nacelles of the B-29 type as can be identified by flaps and vents
At 4:25 there is a very good high resolution shot of the area in question. I think we can all agree that whatever's going on a few feet right right most engine is buried in snow and ice, but the engines themselves and the wing from the snow and ice left to the wingtip is clear and unblemished. If this is a PBY, where then are the fuel fillers and vent tubes? Those are ubiquitous, plain and obvious on every PBY; this area shows no damage, & no fuel filler caps or vent tubes… so where are they?
Didn't somebody once say it's better to be silent and be thought of fool than to type furiously and remove all doubt? The FAA, the NTSB, the Air Force are all convinced it's a B29. Most of the commenters can clearly see it it's a B-29 and at least one person who argued that it was a PBY as retracted their statement. One would think that someone who read the comments would Get a clue and refrain from removing all doubt... 🙄🤦🤷
@@ikefrye847 Yes, I apologise for being so rude to the original Poster of this story. I am truly sorry for what I said. I should have looked at it several times and analysed the pictures.
@@johnball4826 Hey, we're all human… Who hasn't stepped on their own dick from time to time? 😅 It takes an especially strong, confident, mature individual to admit when maybe things could've gone better and then to do better. Bravo Zulu sir. 👍
