B-24J #42-73358 & X-10 RPV Micro Sites 10/28/07

On 1/3/44 B-24J #42-73358 crashed on a peak south of Boron, Ca killing the 10 crew members on board. The bomber was returning to Muroc Army Air Field (Edwards AFB) from a routine night time ...

nobody@smugmug.com (Joe Idoni) — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:08:11 -0700

Joe Idoni
On 1/3/44 B-24J #42-73358 crashed on a peak south of Boron, Ca killing the 10 crew members on board. The bomber was returning to Muroc Army Air Field (Edwards AFB) from a routine night time ...

This is where I started the hike to peak.

nobody@smugmug.com (Joe Idoni) — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:24:04 -0700

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This is where I started the hike to peak.

Near the peak I found this pack rat nest. There was a few pieces of aircraft wreakage in it.

nobody@smugmug.com (Joe Idoni) — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:51:04 -0700

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Near the peak I found this pack rat nest. There was a few pieces of aircraft wreakage in it.

Close up of the pieces, the crash site must be close by.

nobody@smugmug.com (Joe Idoni) — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:51:05 -0700

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Close up of the pieces, the crash site must be close by.

Didn't find much on the peak so started looking around. This is the next piece I found.

nobody@smugmug.com (Joe Idoni) — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:51:06 -0700

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Didn't find much on the peak so started looking around. This is the next piece I found.

This looks like it might be the impact site, lot of small pieces here.

nobody@smugmug.com (Joe Idoni) — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:05:22 -0800

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This looks like it might be the impact site, lot of small pieces here.

Some of the pieces at the impact area.

nobody@smugmug.com (Joe Idoni) — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:51:10 -0700

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Some of the pieces at the impact area.

Piece of a window.

nobody@smugmug.com (Joe Idoni) — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:51:07 -0700

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Piece of a window.

Looks like part of a hinge from a control surface.

nobody@smugmug.com (Joe Idoni) — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:51:08 -0700

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Looks like part of a hinge from a control surface.

Numbers on the same piece.

nobody@smugmug.com (Joe Idoni) — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:51:09 -0700

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Numbers on the same piece.

Pieces of a gear. Looks like they may be from one of the prop hubs.

nobody@smugmug.com (Joe Idoni) — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:51:09 -0700

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Pieces of a gear. Looks like they may be from one of the prop hubs.

This piece of laminated glass was the most interesting piece I found. There was a few pieces in the area.

nobody@smugmug.com (Joe Idoni) — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:51:11 -0700

Joe Idoni
This piece of laminated glass was the most interesting piece I found. There was a few pieces in the area.

Heel from a shoe, wonder if it's from one of the crew members.

nobody@smugmug.com (Joe Idoni) — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:51:12 -0700

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Heel from a shoe, wonder if it's from one of the crew members.

Another pack rat nest with aircraft wreckage.

nobody@smugmug.com (Joe Idoni) — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:51:14 -0700

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Another pack rat nest with aircraft wreckage.

This little guy was busy, lot of pieces here.

nobody@smugmug.com (Joe Idoni) — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:51:15 -0700

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This little guy was busy, lot of pieces here.

Fitting

nobody@smugmug.com (Joe Idoni) — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:51:16 -0700

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Fitting

This piece had thin pieces of plywood on it.

nobody@smugmug.com (Joe Idoni) — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:51:17 -0700

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This piece had thin pieces of plywood on it.

After looking around on top, started down the southwest slope and found a few more pieces.

nobody@smugmug.com (Joe Idoni) — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:51:18 -0700

Joe Idoni
After looking around on top, started down the southwest slope and found a few more pieces.

Small armature.

nobody@smugmug.com (Joe Idoni) — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:51:19 -0700

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Small armature.

Small group of pieces, must have been gathered by past visitors.

nobody@smugmug.com (Joe Idoni) — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:51:20 -0700

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Small group of pieces, must have been gathered by past visitors.

More pieces of laminated glass.

nobody@smugmug.com (Joe Idoni) — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:48:56 -0800

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More pieces of laminated glass.

AA battery.

nobody@smugmug.com (Joe Idoni) — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:51:22 -0700

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AA battery.

Looks like this is a piece of a window frame.

nobody@smugmug.com (Joe Idoni) — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:51:23 -0700

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Looks like this is a piece of a window frame.

Other side of the same piece.

nobody@smugmug.com (Joe Idoni) — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:51:24 -0700

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Other side of the same piece.

Inspection stamp on the window frame.

nobody@smugmug.com (Joe Idoni) — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:51:25 -0700

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Inspection stamp on the window frame.

After checking out the B-24 site, I looked for a X-10 site that I was told was in the aera. It took awhile, but I was able to find it.

nobody@smugmug.com (Joe Idoni) — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:51:26 -0700

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After checking out the B-24 site, I looked for a X-10 site that I was told was in the aera. It took awhile, but I was able to find it.

The X-10s were test aircraft for the Navaho cruise missile. This photo is of the North American X-10 #19307 at the National Museum of the USAF, Dayton, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo)

nobody@smugmug.com (Joe Idoni) — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:51:27 -0700

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The X-10s were test aircraft for the Navaho cruise missile. This photo is of the North American X-10 #19307 at the National Museum of the USAF, Dayton, Ohio. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Number 19307 in flight. I think the one at the crash site was #19311 and crashed on 2/22/55 during a flight from Edwards AFB.

nobody@smugmug.com (Joe Idoni) — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:52:55 -0700

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Number 19307 in flight. I think the one at the crash site was #19311 and crashed on 2/22/55 during a flight from Edwards AFB.

The first thing I noticed at the site was the aluminum "rocks".

nobody@smugmug.com (Joe Idoni) — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:51:28 -0700

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The first thing I noticed at the site was the aluminum "rocks".

Looking closer I could see that there was a lot of small steel pieces remaining in the burned area.

nobody@smugmug.com (Joe Idoni) — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:51:29 -0700

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Looking closer I could see that there was a lot of small steel pieces remaining in the burned area.

Helicoil insert.

nobody@smugmug.com (Joe Idoni) — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:51:30 -0700

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Helicoil insert.

Plates from a battery.

nobody@smugmug.com (Joe Idoni) — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:51:31 -0700

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Plates from a battery.

Lot of hardware in this spot.

nobody@smugmug.com (Joe Idoni) — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:51:32 -0700

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Lot of hardware in this spot.

Few of the bolts, one has a piece of lock wire on it.

nobody@smugmug.com (Joe Idoni) — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:51:33 -0700

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Few of the bolts, one has a piece of lock wire on it.

This was one of the largest pieces at the site. Think it's a pin, has a groove for a snap ring on the end.

nobody@smugmug.com (Joe Idoni) — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:51:34 -0700

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This was one of the largest pieces at the site. Think it's a pin, has a groove for a snap ring on the end.

Another view of the site. Even though there wasn't much remaining at the two sites, still made for a good way to spend the day. THE END

nobody@smugmug.com (Joe Idoni) — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:51:35 -0700

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Another view of the site. Even though there wasn't much remaining at the two sites, still made for a good way to spend the day. THE END