The B-24E #42-7118 crashed in the Sierra Mountains on 6/21/43, while on a flight from Tonopah, Nevada to Salinas, California. All seven on board were killed. Weather is believed to be the cause of the accident.
Joe(me) and Sooz at the start of the hike in Yosemite National Park. The others will met us at camp tomorrow.
We are headed over the pass where we will set up camp for the next few days.
Our campsite for the first night. We moved to a nicer spot the next day.
The next morning, Sooz and I on top of a 12,000 foot peak. We hiked up here to to check out the views and kill some time while waiting for the others to hike in. I was hoping to spot the wreckage of the C-47 #43-30676 that chashed in the area on 3/16/45.
It was easy to spot the C-47's wreckage from the peak. The crash site is about 2,000 feet below. Will try it on another trip before the snows come to the area.
From the peak we got a view of the saddle between two peaks that holds the crash site of the B-24E that we will be hiking to tomorrow.
This shot shows the route we will use from our camp site at the lake. Up the switchbacks, to the pass, then up over the top of a 13.000 foot peak and down to the crash site on the saddle.
Back at camp, everyone is here. Cori showed up first with Craig and Brent arriving a short time later.
The next morning we were ready to head for the B-24 crash site. Sooz and Cori were ready first and headed out. They planned to check out the crash site and climb a few peaks in the area. I was about ten minutes behind, Craig and Brent got a later start.
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