Hike to Bomber Glacier
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- We hiked to Bomber Glacier in Hatcher Pass, Alaska, via the Reed Lakes trail and then over the ridge.
For more detailed information on hiking the Reed Lakes trail, see our other Reed Lakes trail video at: • Hiking the Reed Lakes ...
The plaque on the bomber reads:
This monument honors those that stand and those that have fallen in the service of our country. May you take with you, from this place, a renewed respect for all those that protect our freedom.
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On November 15, 1957, a TB-29 Superfortress from the 5040th radar evaluation squadron based in Elmendorf Air Force Base was on a routine radar calibration mission with ten crewmen aboard. Flying south in bad weather down the Susitna Valley toward Elmendorf AFB, the plane strayed 27 miles to the east into the Talkeetna Mountains. It crashed at the 5,600 ft. level of a glacier just northeast of Hatcher Pas.
Major Robert A Butler [Deceased]
Staff Sergeant Calvin K. Campbell
Technical Sergeant. Manuel Garza
1st Lieutenant Claire W. Johnson
Staff Sergeant Robert J. McMurray
Airman Basic James D. Roberson [Deceased]
1st Lieutenant Wiliam J. Schreffler [Deceased]
Captain Richard O. Seaman [Deceased]
Captain Erwin Stolfich [Deceased]
Captain Edward A. Valiant [Deceased]
Staff Sergeant Calvin K. Campbell was credited with saving the lives of the three other survivors. In spite of his own injuries, he sought out his fellow crewmen and carried those that could be moved to shelter. He wrapped the men in parachutes and sleeping bags to protect them from the storm until rescuers arrived. As a result of his actions, Staff Sergeant Campbell received the Soldiers Medal. This is the highest possible award for valor in a non-combat situation.
Lieutenant Jack A. Wolf in a Grumman SA-16 Albatross amphibian was the first to spot the downed plane. 1st Lieutenant Thomas Seebo and Captain Melvin Swendels piloted the Piascki SH-21 Workhorse search and rescue helicopters that rescued the downed airmen.
The information on this plaque was providede, in part, by the Office of History, Eleventh Air Force.
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wow I did this in late june and the glacier had so much snow to hike through that it was miserable.. I also walked out of that trip with an arm that was completely cut open from the plane I think I should try it again at a better time of the year
That's already been done in fact. The boy scouts brought a plaque up there and mounted it to the fuselage a few years back. It tells the story of how the bomber got there and lists the names of the crew, which ones survived, and which ones did not.
Last Frontier Adventure Club My grandfather, Robert McMurray was one of the survivors of that crash.
My Great Uncle Major Robert Butler was killed in that crash. I need to up there to see this
Thanks! We love making the videos.
that is cool! put a plaque on it, it's now a monument.
Very cool Eric
dude your channel rocks!
Oh yeah sure, ill try walking out on a B-29 wing at home because I have one in my backyard XD
you never know... :)
Erik Halfacre If I did, I would be in heaven! :0
What is dude allergic to? I simply cannot sleep now!