My fathers Aunt was on that flight she had just been awarded a divorce having finished the required six week stay for such, I grew up in Vegas and this was our first trip up to the site in 1964 due to my father serving in the Pacific during WW11, Thank you very much for the memories and your kind words.
Thank you so much for posting this! I'm 73--my mother was a die-hard Carole Lombard fan. Carole died in Jan, 1942, my older brother was born in April. I'm sure, had he been a girl, he would have landed the name. Instead, my mom had to wait another 4 years for a girl to name Carole. Fascinating to imagine how difficult it was to recover victims. Thanks again. Carole H, Monett, MO
Thank you for taking me along. I'm from the flat lands of Ohio with no mountain climbing or hiking experience. Heck I trip walking up stairs. This video was so well done I feel like I was there. Such a tragic ending for the people on board. Carol Lombard was born and lived to around eight years old in Ft. Wayne IN, not far from where I'm sitting right now. People go to cemeteries to pay their respect, you paid your respect by trekking dangerous landscape and remembering the lives lost there. Thanks again for taking me along.
The piece of wreckage at 24:21 was the adjustment mechanism for the variable pitch propeller. Also, you mentioned jet engines, but DC-3s back then had radial piston engines. Every bank of cylinders in a radial engine had an odd number of pistons. Only recently has a private company started installing turbo-prop engines in the old DC-3s and they will be flying for many more decades. It is a truly amazing airframe.
I caught that as well. Probably most do. I was very much into this video audibly as well as visually. Didn’t say anything until I read your observation. Safe travels!
My great Uncle Perry was in the 1st party to reach the crahs site. He was a an ealry Crrash Investigator for th govenment.The group was at the crash site having hiked UP your way. Main comment C-O-L-D! I had several 8" x 10" B & W photos he took. But, very sadly, they got lost/stolen in our last move. I have a scrap donated to me. I envy your youth being make the treacherous trek. Thanks for the tour.
Wonderhussy. I started watching this and wanted to reach thru my screen an jaw you for your excitement.. until you acknowledged the premature loss high up on Potosi. I am happy ya made your way up there. Me and my kids plan on makin that trek next spring
I think WonderHussy and the exploration crew should try other aviation sites! There are many in the Sierra’s. We should submit suggestions on Facebook!
You have an 8 yo girl as a fan. Oly, my friend's daughter loves watching your channel. She felt bad for the lady who got sick and had to lay on the ground too sick to drive. She thinks you deserve a RUclips award for your channel too. Mahalo Nui Loa with much Aloha from Hawaii. Please not I think I know Amanda (the model) from Hawaii in one of your previous videos.
My dad was a TWA pilot for 28 years.He began his career in DC-3s & retired on Boeing 707s. He passed in 2014. I never heard him mention this particular crash.Very interesting video...... thank you!
This was a very impactful video. I am so glad you were so driven to reach the crash sight. I feel very fortunate, to have you sharing this fascinating information with us . Thankyou 👍👍
Congrats for achieving your goal of reaching the crash site. Thanks for taking a moment to reflect on the lives lost there so many years ago. I wonder if any "ghost hunters" have ever camped there overnight and tried to record EVP at the site. Mercifully, no one aboard that plane would have felt any pain - they all would have died instantly. I'm surprised that there isn't a plaque or memorial of some kind on the mountain. Maybe the Klampers will get around to erecting one sooner or later. Stay safe. Cheers.
This was a great video. Thanks! The airline was named TransContinental and Western Air (TWA). It later became know as Trans World Airlines (also TWA). The name change happened in May of 1950, after the Lombard crash. My dad went to work for TWA after flying in world war 2. He flew for TWA for over 30 years. Thank you for being respectful.
Tragic to look back on for all 22 that died including 15 soldiers. Those that were alive at the time all spoke highly of Lombard. She was a legend. Thanks Sara and Larry and Skyler.
Great adventure video , and best one i have seen covering the Flight 3 crash on Mt Potosi, you need to be in very good shape to make it up as well as down the mountain no room for making a mistake i have been told so i havent taken the risk, so you did and you did it well thanks so much and keep making these great adventures for us to see.
Great vid! The accident was on January 16th 1942. Carole Lombard was a beautiful and gifted actress! One of my favorite actresses. On board that flight was her mother too and a few military servicemen. She was flying back to LA to sell war bonds for the government. Rumor has it Clarke Gable (her husband) was staying at The Golden Gate Hotel (Hotel Nevada), during the recover investigation of the crash. He offered a reward if the investigation recovery crew found her wedding ring! Supposedly that was never found! People to this day still hike to that site to try to find it. Amazing! Thanks Wonderhussy! God Speed Beautiful!
Thomas Sala Clark Gable was staying at the Las Vegas El Rancho along with MGM’s Eddie Mannix and Howard Strickland. A day later, actor Spencer Tracy drove up from LA to be with Clark. Contrary to rumor, Gable never stayed in Goodsprings nor was he in the Pioneer Saloon to drink and smoke cigars. The timeline and circumstances would not make that possible, in addition there is no evidence to prove Gable was in Goodsprings during the events after the accident.
I read about this tragedy back in the 1970s, and often wondered where it took place. Amazing to see parts of the wreckage still on the site. Thanks for the wonderful video.
Great adventure Sarah...you all did a great job finding and exploring the crash site....Carol Lombard RIP....thank you Sarah for sharing....that was another fun time with you & Larry and friend !!! Always enjoy seeing you and your guests....!!!
I imagine it’s a bad omen to take a piece of the wreckage from the crash site because after 80 years you’d think that it would be picked clean. It’s good that people leave it alone.
Hussy, this has got to be one of your best adventures yet. I'm assuming being with Larry again has had a positive impact on the ole attitude. It shows. If I'm not wrong, I hope Larry realizes how lucky a guy he is. Thanks for taking us along on this adventure!
Carol Lombard was married to Clark Gable who was the biggest name in movies at the time . He was so despondent from her death , he went to Europe and flew on bombing missions over Germany , if fact I think he flew 25 missions some said he had a death wish .
Hey WH thanks for the respect you showed the site. I was a little concerned when the laughing started and understandable but you ALL adjusted very respectfully. You are a First Class lady and it shows. Thanks and God bless.
This is awesome, feels like I'm there with u. Today is my sons 16th bday so I just spent the day hanging out with him and taking him shopping. Anyway I Just got home and see you have 2 new uploads! Damn girl, you were putting in WORK over the past few days, I didn't knw which one to watch first. GREAT end to a GREAT Day, as always thanks for sharing the adventure with us.
There was a man who was at the site about 1995 with a camcorder. What a difference with the high definition smartphone video capabilities of 2020. All due respect to the victims of that awful tragedy, so long ago.
You know you have my respect as that terrain is nothing to shake a stick at! My God, you difinatly have a set of cahonies on you! Good job showing this and thank you
My parents were in Las Vegas when the January 16, 1942 TWA Flight 3 crashed. So it has been a part of my memory. In the 1950's, as a kid, I remember my father's friend saying that there were still bones being found on the site. A great recent book is " Fireball: Carole Lombard and Mystery of Flight 3" by Robert Matzen (2014 ). As an aviator who studies accident reports as a matter of continuing education, I found this book's investigation of the disaster to be of more than usual interest. An overloaded DC-3 carrying Lombard back from a war bond event, and 21 other passengers -- mostly young Army aviators. Two TWA pilots who were unfamiliar with the area, using a wrong flight plan, off-course, leveling off at a cruising altitude of 8,000 feet instead of 10,000 feet. On a dark moonless night. According to witnesses at the nearby Blue Diamond Mine it appeared that the pilots were adjusting the engine settings right before the impact. It is surmised that they would have had the cockpit lights turned up to do this. So they didn't see the ridge of Mount Potosí at 8200 feet. I have flown in and out of Las Vegas. In daylight. I can imagine how treacherous this would have been at night, 78 years ago.
Malcolm Marzo I provided technical assistance for Matzen’s Fireball book. The flight plan was made for 8,000’ and that would have been a correct and safe altitude if they flew the required radio range bearing (per TWA directive) from Las Vegas. However, they flew a heading that took them about 7 miles off course into 8,500’ Potosi Mountain.
@@canyonair They had intended to land at Boulder City but there were no runway lights operating there and so requested landing at Las Vegas. Coordinates were not adjusted and that was the cause. There were many delays with this flight that, had it been daylight, would have of course safely crossed the mountains. It seems incredible, but there it was. Simple human error. No sabotage, no mystery. "Oh, before you take off Captain Williams, make sure that you consider the fact that you're taking off from Vegas and not Boulder City. Otherwise you'll fly straight into Mt.Potosi". If only those words had have been spoken. By someone.
1957MCL There’s a bit more to the story than the flight simply flew the wrong heading. I don’t think Matzen mentioned in his book, but a TWA directive issued to their pilots in 1941 required them to fly the radio range course from Las Vegas to Burbank (day or night). So the mystery remains is why Williams and Gillette elected to fly off the required radio range course that took them about 6-7 miles west of route into Potosi. Equipment malfunction (doubtful) or it was intentional to fly a more direct route in order to save time on running late. There’s never a clear cut answer to human error accident.
@@canyonair I absolutely respect your knowledge regarding this very unfortunate crash and it does seem to underscore the mystery attached to it. I had read eye witness accounts saying that the plane was bobbing up and down 'as if there was a struggle going on in the cockpit'. That's rather chilling, isn't it? What kind of struggle? Do you think that there was, after all, sabotage with flight 3? I've often pondered that. The mystery endures.
@@canyonair The take-a-short-cut over the mountain scenario has happened before. The Hawthorne to LA gamblers special flight that flew into Mt. Whitney in the 1960's is an example.
Wonderful coverage Wonderhuss. That engine must have been a Wright R-1820 Cyclone (are you impressed?) engine used on the nine-cylinder DC-3s back then. It's amazing how long it's been up there. Those were used on the B-17 bombers (although on those there were four, not just two as on the DC 3).
In my humble opinion, this Wonderhussy adventure is only second to the lost German family video. Thank you Wonderhussy and Larry for share your amazing adventure.
Wow...thanks for showing me...don’t think my 70 yr old knees can do that one. Yep, my fav thing after a hike is taking off my boots and putting on my flipflops 🤗. That sure was clear air to see Vegas! So glad y’all were accident free! Excellent coverage!
@@justpassinthruonR66the recovery team picked up the human remains while the DC-3 was still smoking in the snow. They weren't going to look for any missing parts of people. It was risky, it was sliding aluminum parts on a very steep incline, in freezing weather. 1/16/42. It took time just to get up there. There is a video describing what I just said.
RIGHT ON!!!What a hike and find.Just awesome that u made it.Thanks 4 taking us along. Wow all that wreckage up there.👍woohoo great job.Take care. 😊🥾🥾. ...Thoes poor people;how many persons perished in the crash?
Your most interesting video. As a kid my family vacationed in Maine. Near the marina there was what appeared to be an old abandoned boat. My brother and I played in it, there was old clothes, canned food, etc. Our motel owner showed us a scrap book of news clippings.The winter before a young couple coming down the coast from Canada stayed in port because a storm was coming. They stupidly filled the sink with charcoal to light to keep warm and killed themselves with CO2. Someone went to check on them after the storm. They were dead, the boat had tar all over one side from when they pulled it up the ramp. Aaaaand it just sat at the marina. I know we weren’t the only kids to do play in the death boat. It disappeared before out vacation ended. 🤢 🤮 🤷♂️ the 70’s were quite different.
Thanks undertaking this exploration. It motivated me to checkout the audiobook version of Robert Matzen's book "Fireball". Very well written nonfiction book on this crash and the people affected by the crash. Hats off to you for sharing this story.
Congratulations Sarah Larry and Skyler you made it!!! I sincerely appreciate this wonderful tour guide that you made are the crash site Carole Lombard mom and crew members. I hope the resting in peace. At least hi Mom was with her they must have held hands you got to look at that price so I thought they were together. Thanks again is sharing your hike she did crash site a Carole Lombard. Hope you make the second video I'm hiking the other way from Top. Good luck!!!
That ring and every other piece of gold jewelry melted in the fire. The diamond is there somewhere, but now it's just part of the mountain. The spirits and ghosts still remain. Thank you Sarah for taking me someplace I'll never get to go.
@@msw8839 Because it's creepy. He shouldn't get a gold medal for raiding a crash site where 22 people died. No kidding there is family. Clark Gable's only son John, is still alive, and so is Clark Gable's granddaughter, Kayley. Both are still fairly young and the decent thing to do would be to turn over the personal effects to the family. Why would you keep those things anyway? I'm a Carole Lombard fan myself, but taking and holding onto things like her wedding ring, is just sick. When I find things that don't belong to me, I return them to their rightful owner.
Tried it from the top tried it from the bottom twice definitely like the bottom better😮😀 made it without harm Glad Larry's ankle has recovered great job👏✌
I've passed by Mt. Potosi on my way to Vegas hundreds of times (Wonderhussy and I live in the same general area) and never knew the legendary Carol Lombard died in a plane crash there. Thanks for sharing Wonderhussy.
So glad to see you made it. I watched you last attempt and felt bad. It's amazing how close you came! Sad to know what happened there but very interesting none the less. Thanks for the hard work finding the wreck site and sharing with us! Does Larry have a RUclips channel? I missed it if you said so.
I saw the first time you tried it . Nice to see you guys finally made it, now ,just stay away from sharp & pokie things, they will try and kill you. Good to see the dynamic duo ( Larry & Sara Jane ) back together covering knarley, sketchy,hiking ,across vast amounts of land, great stuff. Stay safe, Bob.G
Thanks for another great adventure! I’ll have to check out Larry’s channel to get his POV :) I watched your video on the other attempt to the crash site yesterday, hoping you would be releasing this one today! Take care!
I'm glad you made it there good video , it's sad people lost there lives there ,it was interesting you visit that site . Keep up the good work stay safe
Thanks for a fascinating video, and for making the journey on my behalf! My hiking days are well behind me but I can still hike vicariously through your fun adventures! Thank you Sarah Jane ♥️
At about timestamp 23:56 you make reference to the 'jet' engine. At that time there were no jet engines on commercial planes; not on any planes that I know of actually. The DC-3 would have been spinning propellers on its two engines. It's kind of earie to see that debris and know what happened there so long ago. Good on you guys for making it.
Oh my goodness this is so sad!! Glad you conquered it, WH. Kudos to you and your friends and thank you for sharing the adventure. You know, another wreckage site that is sad like this one is Patsy Clines crash site. There are really so many plane crash locations but Patsy is special to me. And hers is similar to this one being on a mountain. Stay safe, Peeps xo
Just came back from the mountain and noticed you were there. Thanks for signing my visitor register at the crash site.
I hope everybody respects that register
My fathers Aunt was on that flight she had just been awarded a divorce having finished the required six week stay for such, I grew up in Vegas and this was our first trip up to the site in 1964 due to my father serving in the Pacific during WW11, Thank you very much for the memories and your kind words.
She wasn't one of the victims? If so her name must have been Lois Hamilton.
So tragic. RIP Carole and the rest of the passengers and crew.
Her Mother Was On The Plane With Her😢
@@tommccallan8802 That's awful.
Thanks!
Thank you so much for posting this! I'm 73--my mother was a die-hard Carole Lombard fan. Carole died in Jan, 1942, my older brother was born in April. I'm sure, had he been a girl, he would have landed the name. Instead, my mom had to wait another 4 years for a girl to name Carole. Fascinating to imagine how difficult it was to recover victims. Thanks again. Carole H, Monett, MO
Thank you for taking me along. I'm from the flat lands of Ohio with no mountain climbing or hiking experience. Heck I trip walking up stairs. This video was so well done I feel like I was there. Such a tragic ending for the people on board. Carol Lombard was born and lived to around eight years old in Ft. Wayne IN, not far from where I'm sitting right now. People go to cemeteries to pay their respect, you paid your respect by trekking dangerous landscape and remembering the lives lost there. Thanks again for taking me along.
Wonderhussy still jabbers too much, but she does give great tours.
The piece of wreckage at 24:21 was the adjustment mechanism for the variable pitch propeller. Also, you mentioned jet engines, but DC-3s back then had radial piston engines. Every bank of cylinders in a radial engine had an odd number of pistons. Only recently has a private company started installing turbo-prop engines in the old DC-3s and they will be flying for many more decades. It is a truly amazing airframe.
I caught that as well. Probably most do. I was very much into this video audibly as well as visually.
Didn’t say anything until I read your observation. Safe travels!
Awesome adventure! Love the way you bring such great energy to these excursions. All of you deserve a big thank you from us!
This was absolutely amazing! RIP to all of those lost.
Definitely had a workout on this trip. Glad you made it back in one piece. Thanks Sarah for sharing it with us. Til the next one.
My great Uncle Perry was in the 1st party to reach the crahs site. He was a an ealry Crrash Investigator for th govenment.The group was at the crash site having hiked UP your way. Main comment C-O-L-D! I had several 8" x 10" B & W photos he took. But, very sadly, they got lost/stolen in our last move. I have a scrap donated to me. I envy your youth being make the treacherous trek. Thanks for the tour.
The engine is a Wright R-1820 9 cylinder. Glade u made it back up there. Exciting!😃
Also is not jet; reciprocating internal combustion engine with propellers...
Lol
Wonderhussy. I started watching this and wanted to reach thru my screen an jaw you for your excitement.. until you acknowledged the premature loss high up on Potosi. I am happy ya made your way up there. Me and my kids plan on makin that trek next spring
I was glad for the tiny bit at the end. I find sites like these to be awe inspiring and also a bit sad.
Love all of your videos, but this one is particularly interesting since I am a pilot. Great job making it up there.
I think WonderHussy and the exploration crew should try other aviation sites! There are many in the Sierra’s. We should submit suggestions on Facebook!
@@RaoulThomas007 please...I love aircraft of all kinds
Invest in GPS and some drones
@@rsprockets7846 Missing the whole point.
You have an 8 yo girl as a fan. Oly, my friend's daughter loves watching your channel. She felt bad for the lady who got sick and had to lay on the ground too sick to drive. She thinks you deserve a RUclips award for your channel too. Mahalo Nui Loa with much Aloha from Hawaii. Please not I think I know Amanda (the model) from Hawaii in one of your previous videos.
Aww, I love this!!! 😍
My dad was a TWA pilot for 28 years.He began his career in DC-3s & retired on Boeing 707s. He passed in 2014. I never heard him mention this particular crash.Very interesting video...... thank you!
When I’m sad or just bored I love watching your videos. Your always so happy and positive. Hope to be in Vegas this June. Can’t wait.
This was a very impactful video. I am so glad you were so driven to reach the crash sight. I feel very fortunate, to have you sharing this fascinating information with us . Thankyou 👍👍
Congrats for achieving your goal of reaching the crash site. Thanks for taking a moment to reflect on the lives lost there so many years ago. I wonder if any "ghost hunters" have ever camped there overnight and tried to record EVP at the site. Mercifully, no one aboard that plane would have felt any pain - they all would have died instantly. I'm surprised that there isn't a plaque or memorial of some kind on the mountain. Maybe the Klampers will get around to erecting one sooner or later. Stay safe. Cheers.
There was a plaque up on the side of the mountain but BLM removed it.
This was a great video. Thanks! The airline was named TransContinental and Western Air (TWA). It later became know as Trans World Airlines (also TWA). The name change happened in May of 1950, after the Lombard crash. My dad went to work for TWA after flying in world war 2. He flew for TWA for over 30 years. Thank you for being respectful.
Tragic to look back on for all 22 that died including 15 soldiers. Those that were alive at the time all spoke highly of Lombard. She was a legend. Thanks Sara and Larry and Skyler.
And Lexi who pulled security at the Base Camp! She was everyone’s Lifeline (if something went wrong)!
@@RaoulThomas007 I agree!
Glad to see you made it safely, thank you for taking us with you 👍
Thanks for sharing that EPIC adventure with all of us!
Great adventure video , and best one i have seen covering the Flight 3 crash on Mt Potosi, you need to be in very good shape to make it up as well as down the mountain no room for making a mistake i have been told so i havent taken the risk, so you did and you did it well thanks so much and keep making these great adventures for us to see.
Great vid! The accident was on January 16th 1942. Carole Lombard was a beautiful and gifted actress! One of my favorite actresses. On board that flight was her mother too and a few military servicemen. She was flying back to LA to sell war bonds for the government. Rumor has it Clarke Gable (her husband) was staying at The Golden Gate Hotel (Hotel Nevada), during the recover investigation of the crash. He offered a reward if the investigation recovery crew found her wedding ring! Supposedly that was never found! People to this day still hike to that site to try to find it. Amazing! Thanks Wonderhussy! God Speed Beautiful!
Thomas Sala Clark Gable was staying at the Las Vegas El Rancho along with MGM’s Eddie Mannix and Howard Strickland. A day later, actor Spencer Tracy drove up from LA to be with Clark. Contrary to rumor, Gable never stayed in Goodsprings nor was he in the Pioneer Saloon to drink and smoke cigars. The timeline and circumstances would not make that possible, in addition there is no evidence to prove Gable was in Goodsprings during the events after the accident.
Wedding ring was found. Keep searching videos.
That was an epic hike! Thanks for taking us with you. 🙂
I read about this tragedy back in the 1970s, and often wondered where it took place. Amazing to see parts of the wreckage still on the site. Thanks for the wonderful video.
Great adventure Sarah...you all did a great job finding and exploring the crash site....Carol Lombard RIP....thank you Sarah for sharing....that was another fun time with you & Larry and friend !!! Always enjoy seeing you and your guests....!!!
I imagine it’s a bad omen to take a piece of the wreckage from the crash site because after 80 years you’d think that it would be picked clean. It’s good that people leave it alone.
SO YOU THINK IT'S FUNNY...DOH
@@1873-x3q nope Tard
It is disrespectful
Hussy, this has got to be one of your best adventures yet. I'm assuming being with Larry again has had a positive impact on the ole attitude. It shows. If I'm not wrong, I hope Larry realizes how lucky a guy he is. Thanks for taking us along on this adventure!
I was so happy to see this video! Made folding laundry a bit more enjoyable. I am glad you made it to the crash site! Interesting finds!
Carol Lombard was married to Clark Gable who was the biggest name in movies at the time . He was so despondent from her death , he went to Europe and flew on bombing missions over Germany , if fact I think he flew 25 missions some said he had a death wish .
Your editing is just getting better and better ... 5 Star videos !
Hey WH thanks for the respect you showed the site. I was a little concerned when the laughing started and understandable but you ALL adjusted very respectfully. You are a First Class lady and it shows. Thanks and God bless.
This is awesome, feels like I'm there with u. Today is my sons 16th bday so I just spent the day hanging out with him and taking him shopping. Anyway I Just got home and see you have 2 new uploads! Damn girl, you were putting in WORK over the past few days, I didn't knw which one to watch first. GREAT end to a GREAT Day, as always thanks for sharing the adventure with us.
I was sixteen the first time we explored the mine.... happy Birthday!
Congratulations to you 3 getting there . It always amazes me how things stay there even after so long
Great hike and adventure, got it done this time!!!! Remember your attempt in the fall. Never give up!!!!!! Take Care and Stay Safe Wonderhussy!!!!!!!
Sarah, Congratulations for finally making it! It was interesting to see.
There was a man who was at the site about 1995 with a camcorder. What a difference with the high definition smartphone video capabilities of 2020. All due respect to the victims of that awful tragedy, so long ago.
You know you have my respect as that terrain is nothing to shake a stick at! My God, you difinatly have a set of cahonies on you! Good job showing this and thank you
WOW! That was amazing. Glad you guys made it up and down safely.
Thanks for the adventure Wonderhussy! Great video! Looking forward to more!
My parents were in Las Vegas when the January 16, 1942 TWA Flight 3 crashed. So it has been a part of my memory. In the 1950's, as a kid, I remember my father's friend saying that there were still bones being found on the site. A great recent book is " Fireball: Carole Lombard and Mystery of Flight 3" by Robert Matzen (2014 ). As an aviator who studies accident reports as a matter of continuing education, I found this book's investigation of the disaster to be of more than usual interest. An overloaded DC-3 carrying Lombard back from a war bond event, and 21 other passengers -- mostly young Army aviators. Two TWA pilots who were unfamiliar with the area, using a wrong flight plan, off-course, leveling off at a cruising altitude of 8,000 feet instead of 10,000 feet. On a dark moonless night. According to witnesses at the nearby Blue Diamond Mine it appeared that the pilots were adjusting the engine settings right before the impact. It is surmised that they would have had the cockpit lights turned up to do this. So they didn't see the ridge of Mount Potosí at 8200 feet. I have flown in and out of Las Vegas. In daylight. I can imagine how treacherous this would have been at night, 78 years ago.
Malcolm Marzo I provided technical assistance for Matzen’s Fireball book. The flight plan was made for 8,000’ and that would have been a correct and safe altitude if they flew the required radio range bearing (per TWA directive) from Las Vegas. However, they flew a heading that took them about 7 miles off course into 8,500’ Potosi Mountain.
@@canyonair They had intended to land at Boulder City but there were no runway lights operating there and so requested landing at Las Vegas. Coordinates were not adjusted and that was the cause. There were many delays with this flight that, had it been daylight, would have of course safely crossed the mountains. It seems incredible, but there it was. Simple human error. No sabotage, no mystery. "Oh, before you take off Captain Williams, make sure that you consider the fact that you're taking off from Vegas and not Boulder City. Otherwise you'll fly straight into Mt.Potosi". If only those words had have been spoken. By someone.
1957MCL There’s a bit more to the story than the flight simply flew the wrong heading. I don’t think Matzen mentioned in his book, but a TWA directive issued to their pilots in 1941 required them to fly the radio range course from Las Vegas to Burbank (day or night). So the mystery remains is why Williams and Gillette elected to fly off the required radio range course that took them about 6-7 miles west of route into Potosi. Equipment malfunction (doubtful) or it was intentional to fly a more direct route in order to save time on running late. There’s never a clear cut answer to human error accident.
@@canyonair I absolutely respect your knowledge regarding this very unfortunate crash and it does seem to underscore the mystery attached to it. I had read eye witness accounts saying that the plane was bobbing up and down 'as if there was a struggle going on in the cockpit'. That's rather chilling, isn't it? What kind of struggle? Do you think that there was, after all, sabotage with flight 3? I've often pondered that. The mystery endures.
@@canyonair The take-a-short-cut over the mountain scenario has happened before. The Hawthorne to LA gamblers special flight that flew into Mt. Whitney in the 1960's is an example.
Congrats on making it to the site. Sandwiches at the completion sure were a nice touch.
Sacred me for a minute I thought you were going to say you were sitting near a rattlesnake! So glad it was just fuselage.
Wonderful coverage Wonderhuss. That engine must have been a Wright R-1820 Cyclone (are you impressed?) engine used on the nine-cylinder DC-3s back then. It's amazing how long it's been up there. Those were used on the B-17 bombers (although on those there were four, not just two as on the DC 3).
I was hoping you would follow through on your promise to try this again. I enjoyed this quite a bit to watch!
In my humble opinion, this Wonderhussy adventure is only second to the lost German family video. Thank you Wonderhussy and Larry for share your amazing adventure.
Congrats to Larry and yourself. Keep the videos coming.
thanks for making it up there and showing all of us. Thanks Wonderhussy!
Congratulations! What a fun group! Thanks for showing the site.
Wow...thanks for showing me...don’t think my 70 yr old knees can do that one. Yep, my fav thing after a hike is taking off my boots and putting on my flipflops 🤗. That sure was clear air to see Vegas! So glad y’all were accident free! Excellent coverage!
Congratulations, Sarah, and thanks for the video. Jon
Wow, Sarah this is awesome. What a neat experience for you guys thank you for sharing this
It would be eerie and heartbreaking if you discovered skeletal remains after 80 years. Great hike and adventure. Thanks WH.
It's very possible.
@@literallyanangrymoose7717 Not possible. The recovery team would have been very thorough. Anything left would have been taken by animals.
@@justpassinthruonR66 you say this like old bones have never been found long after the fact. I will acknowledge, tho, that it's unlikely.
@@justpassinthruonR66the recovery team picked up the human remains while the DC-3 was still smoking in the snow. They weren't going to look for any missing parts of people. It was risky, it was sliding aluminum parts on a very steep incline, in freezing weather. 1/16/42. It took time just to get up there. There is a video describing what I just said.
GOOD TO SEE YOU HAVE REAL HIKING SHOES ON !!!
RIGHT ON!!!What a hike and find.Just awesome that u made it.Thanks 4 taking us along. Wow all that wreckage up there.👍woohoo great job.Take care. 😊🥾🥾. ...Thoes poor people;how many persons perished in the crash?
Suzan Journagan 22 passengers and crew.
Glad your back with Larry.
:)
Your most interesting video. As a kid my family vacationed in Maine. Near the marina there was what appeared to be an old abandoned boat. My brother and I played in it, there was old clothes, canned food, etc. Our motel owner showed us a scrap book of news clippings.The winter before a young couple coming down the coast from Canada stayed in port because a storm was coming. They stupidly filled the sink with charcoal to light to keep warm and killed themselves with CO2. Someone went to check on them after the storm. They were dead, the boat had tar all over one side from when they pulled it up the ramp. Aaaaand it just sat at the marina. I know we weren’t the only kids to do play in the death boat. It disappeared before out vacation ended. 🤢 🤮 🤷♂️ the 70’s were quite different.
Thanks undertaking this exploration. It motivated me to checkout the audiobook version of Robert Matzen's book "Fireball". Very well written nonfiction book on this crash and the people affected by the crash. Hats off to you for sharing this story.
Ms Lombard's wedding ring has been found, which is remarkable. Thank you for sharing your experience. What a tragic history.
how was it found ?
Congratulations Sarah Larry and Skyler you made it!!! I sincerely appreciate this wonderful tour guide that you made are the crash site Carole Lombard mom and crew members. I hope the resting in peace. At least hi Mom was with her they must have held hands you got to look at that price so I thought they were together. Thanks again is sharing your hike she did crash site a Carole Lombard. Hope you make the second video I'm hiking the other way from Top. Good luck!!!
That ring and every other piece of gold jewelry melted in the fire. The diamond is there somewhere, but now it's just part of the mountain. The spirits and ghosts still remain. Thank you Sarah for taking me someplace I'll never get to go.
Nope. An investigator has all the bent jewelry in another video. And pics of CL wearing the same.
@trainman1209 most are in perfect condition, the guy is a seriously dodgy character.
Why do you say that? I was impressed that he has not sold these items. There is probably family but Carole never had children.
@@msw8839 Because it's creepy. He shouldn't get a gold medal for raiding a crash site where 22 people died. No kidding there is family. Clark Gable's only son John, is still alive, and so is Clark Gable's granddaughter, Kayley. Both are still fairly young and the decent thing to do would be to turn over the personal effects to the family. Why would you keep those things anyway? I'm a Carole Lombard fan myself, but taking and holding onto things like her wedding ring, is just sick. When I find things that don't belong to me, I return them to their rightful owner.
@@anonymous6180 I bet you do. 🙄
Wow, I am so jealous. Congratulations for making it all the way up there.
Sarah you do things that some of us wish we could go and do. GOOD ON YA LADY !!
Awesome video once again. Congratulations when you finally managed to get to the crash site.
Tried it from the top tried it from the bottom twice definitely like the bottom better😮😀 made it without harm Glad Larry's ankle has recovered great job👏✌
RockOn!
Great video, Sarah Jane! Glad you and your com-padres made it both ways safely! Always thankful for the respect you pay the dead.
YOU ARE FANTASTIC, I WILL STAY FOLLOWING YOU
Carol Lombard, one of the bombshells of her era.
She was ahead of her time.
Nice job, and you recognized the tragic loss of life. Thanks for the post.
Its SOFA KING awesome you and the crew made it. I hope y'all brought a little celebratory refreshment.
Congratulations.
You are fun to listen to. Thank you for making your videos. You are doing a great job and have a beautiful smile 😊
Massive cool content Sarah! You rock big time!
Love the videos. I look forward to checking out all your videos👏👏👏👏🤟🙌✨🌉😎
I've passed by Mt. Potosi on my way to Vegas hundreds of times (Wonderhussy and I live in the same general area) and never knew the legendary Carol Lombard died in a plane crash there. Thanks for sharing Wonderhussy.
So glad to see you made it. I watched you last attempt and felt bad. It's amazing how close you came! Sad to know what happened there but very interesting none the less. Thanks for the hard work finding the wreck site and sharing with us! Does Larry have a RUclips channel? I missed it if you said so.
I saw the first time you tried it . Nice to see you guys finally made it, now ,just stay away from sharp & pokie things, they will try and kill you. Good to see the dynamic duo ( Larry & Sara Jane ) back together covering knarley, sketchy,hiking ,across vast amounts of land, great stuff. Stay safe, Bob.G
Great adventure......you found a lot more than I ever dreamed you would find. Having a sandwich maker along is nothing to sneeze at!
Lexi's sandwiches were gold after that hike. Such a pleasant surprise for all of us. Mind blown!
Great adventure....great video...thank you for stopping me from cleaning up my lock down mess!!
Thanks for another great adventure! I’ll have to check out Larry’s channel to get his POV :)
I watched your video on the other attempt to the crash site yesterday, hoping you would be releasing this one today!
Take care!
We just watched your video. Glad you made it this time.
Enjoyed the N.Y. trip......but glad to have you back in the west......
I'm glad you made it there good video , it's sad people lost there lives there ,it was interesting you visit that site . Keep up the good work stay safe
Thanks for a fascinating video, and for making the journey on my behalf! My hiking days are well behind me but I can still hike vicariously through your fun adventures! Thank you Sarah Jane ♥️
Sarah, new subscriber from Coffee talk, been binge watching!! Awesome totally awesome! I'm reading Fireball, about the crash.😀💜
At about timestamp 23:56 you make reference to the 'jet' engine. At that time there were no jet engines on commercial planes; not on any planes that I know of actually. The DC-3 would have been spinning propellers on its two engines. It's kind of earie to see that debris and know what happened there so long ago. Good on you guys for making it.
What a great and interesting hike, thanks so much for sharing with those that are unable to get to these places. Stay safe.
@13:21 Dr Robert Ballard had the same type of reaction that Wonderhussy had when the Titanic was discovered in 1985. They had come upon a grave site.
CONGRATULATIONS,,YOU GUYS DID IT,,,,VERY TASTEFUL VIDEO,,RIP CAROL!
For more details, read the book ,"Fireball".
I love your tenaciousness. Congratulations for conquering the mountain.
You are a girl of my hart I used to go all over Arizona exploring ghost towns and and old cabins, and what ever I could find.
Amazing, thank you for bringing me along for this exciting hike 👍🏻👍🏻🙏🏻💕💕💕💕💕
Glad all visitors (it would seem) respected the open museum site and didn't take anything for souvenirs. Cheers for the early visitors also!
RockOn
I would be moved to tears!
CONGRATULATIONS Sara!
Oh my goodness this is so sad!! Glad you conquered it, WH. Kudos to you and your friends and thank you for sharing the adventure. You know, another wreckage site that is sad like this one is Patsy Clines crash site. There are really so many plane crash locations but Patsy is special to me. And hers is similar to this one being on a mountain.
Stay safe, Peeps xo
The Patsy Cline crash site isn't on a mountain. That's a common misconception. Check out "Daze with Jordan the Lion ". He did a great vlog about it.
That was a good hike ! Glad you made it, I enjoy all your videos thank you !