Pinto Mountains BT-15 4/5/08http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-0/279632880_ha6pJ-Ti.jpghttp://joeidoni.smugmug.com/gallery/4717729_u6DwE/2008-04-14T11:34:28ZCopyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved.SmugMugOn 6/23/46 Vultee BT-15 #42-1833 crashed in the Pinto Mountains 8.5 miles southeast of Twentynine Palms killing Lockheed Aircraft employee Arthur T. Coddington who had been en route from Wi ...<p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />On 6/23/46 Vultee BT-15 #42-1833 crashed in the Pinto Mountains 8.5 miles southeast of Twentynine Palms killing Lockheed Aircraft employee Arthur T. Coddington who had been en route from Wi ...</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/4717729_u6DwE#279632880_ha6pJ" title="On 6/23/46 Vultee BT-15 #42-1833 crashed in the Pinto Mountains 8.5 miles southeast of Twentynine Palms killing Lockheed Aircraft employee Arthur T. Coddington who had been en route from Wi ..."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-0/279632880_ha6pJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="On 6/23/46 Vultee BT-15 #42-1833 crashed in the Pinto Mountains 8.5 miles southeast of Twentynine Palms killing Lockheed Aircraft employee Arthur T. Coddington who had been en route from Wi ..." title="On 6/23/46 Vultee BT-15 #42-1833 crashed in the Pinto Mountains 8.5 miles southeast of Twentynine Palms killing Lockheed Aircraft employee Arthur T. Coddington who had been en route from Wi ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-08-22T10:11:27ZJoe Idonihttp://joeidoni.smugmug.comhttp://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-0/279632880_ha6pJ-Th.jpgSunrise on the I-10. Heading out to an aera southeast of Twentynine Palms.<p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Sunrise on the I-10. Heading out to an aera southeast of Twentynine Palms.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/4717729_u6DwE#279222603_N7cN9" title="Sunrise on the I-10. Heading out to an aera southeast of Twentynine Palms."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-1/279222603_N7cN9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Sunrise on the I-10. Heading out to an aera southeast of Twentynine Palms." title="Sunrise on the I-10. Heading out to an aera southeast of Twentynine Palms." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-05T15:46:55ZJoe Idonihttp://joeidoni.smugmug.comhttp://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-1/279222603_N7cN9-Th.jpg2008-04-10 18:52:39Craig Fuller emailed me some info he got from Pat Macha that explains where the BT-15 wreckage is located. There was also a few photos, but they were photocopies of old photos and didn't sho ...<p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Craig Fuller emailed me some info he got from Pat Macha that explains where the BT-15 wreckage is located. There was also a few photos, but they were photocopies of old photos and didn't sho ...</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/4717729_u6DwE#279222619_xYh6w" title="Craig Fuller emailed me some info he got from Pat Macha that explains where the BT-15 wreckage is located. There was also a few photos, but they were photocopies of old photos and didn't sho ..."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-2/279222619_xYh6w-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Craig Fuller emailed me some info he got from Pat Macha that explains where the BT-15 wreckage is located. There was also a few photos, but they were photocopies of old photos and didn't sho ..." title="Craig Fuller emailed me some info he got from Pat Macha that explains where the BT-15 wreckage is located. There was also a few photos, but they were photocopies of old photos and didn't sho ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-05T15:52:05ZJoe Idonihttp://joeidoni.smugmug.comhttp://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-2/279222619_xYh6w-Th.jpg2008-04-10 23:02:04The info from Pat said the wreckage could be spotted by hiking out to a saddle in some hills. This photo was taken from those hills looking to the west. The photos showed the wreckage in the ...<p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />The info from Pat said the wreckage could be spotted by hiking out to a saddle in some hills. This photo was taken from those hills looking to the west. The photos showed the wreckage in the ...</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/4717729_u6DwE#279222653_2QMpz" title="The info from Pat said the wreckage could be spotted by hiking out to a saddle in some hills. This photo was taken from those hills looking to the west. The photos showed the wreckage in the ..."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-4/279222653_2QMpz-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The info from Pat said the wreckage could be spotted by hiking out to a saddle in some hills. This photo was taken from those hills looking to the west. The photos showed the wreckage in the ..." title="The info from Pat said the wreckage could be spotted by hiking out to a saddle in some hills. This photo was taken from those hills looking to the west. The photos showed the wreckage in the ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-05T15:47:19ZJoe Idonihttp://joeidoni.smugmug.comhttp://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-4/279222653_2QMpz-Th.jpg2008-04-11 01:57:28Our camp the next morning on the west side of the mountains. Craig and Brent arrived Friday night.<p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Our camp the next morning on the west side of the mountains. Craig and Brent arrived Friday night.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/4717729_u6DwE#279222673_QYH8L" title="Our camp the next morning on the west side of the mountains. Craig and Brent arrived Friday night."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-5/279222673_QYH8L-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Our camp the next morning on the west side of the mountains. Craig and Brent arrived Friday night." title="Our camp the next morning on the west side of the mountains. Craig and Brent arrived Friday night." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-05T15:45:17ZJoe Idonihttp://joeidoni.smugmug.comhttp://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-5/279222673_QYH8L-Th.jpg2008-04-11 21:41:11A short way up the road was this locked gate. If it was opened, we could have driven most of the way.<p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />A short way up the road was this locked gate. If it was opened, we could have driven most of the way.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/4717729_u6DwE#279222700_3U6tj" title="A short way up the road was this locked gate. If it was opened, we could have driven most of the way."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-6/279222700_3U6tj-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="A short way up the road was this locked gate. If it was opened, we could have driven most of the way." title="A short way up the road was this locked gate. If it was opened, we could have driven most of the way." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-05T15:49:56ZJoe Idonihttp://joeidoni.smugmug.comhttp://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-6/279222700_3U6tj-Th.jpg2008-04-12 03:29:21Looking back to my truck parked near the locked gate. Craig came up with the idea of using the road on the west side instead of climbing up the east side, good idea.<p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Looking back to my truck parked near the locked gate. Craig came up with the idea of using the road on the west side instead of climbing up the east side, good idea.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/4717729_u6DwE#279222716_sPhtq" title="Looking back to my truck parked near the locked gate. Craig came up with the idea of using the road on the west side instead of climbing up the east side, good idea."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-7/279222716_sPhtq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Looking back to my truck parked near the locked gate. Craig came up with the idea of using the road on the west side instead of climbing up the east side, good idea." title="Looking back to my truck parked near the locked gate. Craig came up with the idea of using the road on the west side instead of climbing up the east side, good idea." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-05T15:49:07ZJoe Idonihttp://joeidoni.smugmug.comhttp://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-7/279222716_sPhtq-Th.jpg2008-04-12 03:26:43A view to the east from the top of the mountain. The arrow is pointing to the hill I hiked up the day before to try and spot the wreckage.<p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />A view to the east from the top of the mountain. The arrow is pointing to the hill I hiked up the day before to try and spot the wreckage.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/4717729_u6DwE#279222727_t87qp" title="A view to the east from the top of the mountain. The arrow is pointing to the hill I hiked up the day before to try and spot the wreckage."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-8/279222727_t87qp-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="A view to the east from the top of the mountain. The arrow is pointing to the hill I hiked up the day before to try and spot the wreckage." title="A view to the east from the top of the mountain. The arrow is pointing to the hill I hiked up the day before to try and spot the wreckage." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-05T15:47:32ZJoe Idonihttp://joeidoni.smugmug.comhttp://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-8/279222727_t87qp-Th.jpg2008-04-11 23:48:03Craig starting down the slope so we can get a better view of the canyons.<p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Craig starting down the slope so we can get a better view of the canyons.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/4717729_u6DwE#279226479_4LEix" title="Craig starting down the slope so we can get a better view of the canyons."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-9/279226479_4LEix-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Craig starting down the slope so we can get a better view of the canyons." title="Craig starting down the slope so we can get a better view of the canyons." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-05T15:52:09ZJoe Idonihttp://joeidoni.smugmug.comhttp://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-9/279226479_4LEix-Th.jpg2008-04-12 00:10:23Craig was able to spot some of the features in the screen shot from this vantage point.<p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Craig was able to spot some of the features in the screen shot from this vantage point.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/4717729_u6DwE#279222775_MKcr2" title="Craig was able to spot some of the features in the screen shot from this vantage point."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-10/279222775_MKcr2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Craig was able to spot some of the features in the screen shot from this vantage point." title="Craig was able to spot some of the features in the screen shot from this vantage point." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-05T15:51:11ZJoe Idonihttp://joeidoni.smugmug.comhttp://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-10/279222775_MKcr2-Th.jpg2008-04-12 00:15:16This is the screen shot from Pat Macha's DVD "Wreck Finding" that we used to locate the canyon.
Image by: Pat J. Macha www.aircraftwrecks.com<p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />This is the screen shot from Pat Macha's DVD "Wreck Finding" that we used to locate the canyon.
Image by: Pat J. Macha www.aircraftwrecks.com</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/4717729_u6DwE#279222785_VtC5R" title="This is the screen shot from Pat Macha's DVD "Wreck Finding" that we used to locate the canyon.
Image by: Pat J. Macha www.aircraftwrecks.com"><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-11/279222785_VtC5R-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="This is the screen shot from Pat Macha's DVD "Wreck Finding" that we used to locate the canyon.
Image by: Pat J. Macha www.aircraftwrecks.com" title="This is the screen shot from Pat Macha's DVD "Wreck Finding" that we used to locate the canyon.
Image by: Pat J. Macha www.aircraftwrecks.com" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-05T15:49:52ZJoe Idonihttp://joeidoni.smugmug.comhttp://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-11/279222785_VtC5R-Th.jpgAfter Brent spotted some wreckage below, we knew that this was the right canyon. You can see how some of the features match the screen shot.<p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />After Brent spotted some wreckage below, we knew that this was the right canyon. You can see how some of the features match the screen shot.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/4717729_u6DwE#279222801_yZPVn" title="After Brent spotted some wreckage below, we knew that this was the right canyon. You can see how some of the features match the screen shot."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-12/279222801_yZPVn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="After Brent spotted some wreckage below, we knew that this was the right canyon. You can see how some of the features match the screen shot." title="After Brent spotted some wreckage below, we knew that this was the right canyon. You can see how some of the features match the screen shot." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-05T15:51:54ZJoe Idonihttp://joeidoni.smugmug.comhttp://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-12/279222801_yZPVn-Th.jpg2008-04-12 00:31:48You can't tell in this photo, but this is the crash site of the BT-15. Like I figured, it's gone.<p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />You can't tell in this photo, but this is the crash site of the BT-15. Like I figured, it's gone.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/4717729_u6DwE#279222837_o5tJq" title="You can't tell in this photo, but this is the crash site of the BT-15. Like I figured, it's gone."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-14/279222837_o5tJq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="You can't tell in this photo, but this is the crash site of the BT-15. Like I figured, it's gone." title="You can't tell in this photo, but this is the crash site of the BT-15. Like I figured, it's gone." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-05T15:50:19ZJoe Idonihttp://joeidoni.smugmug.comhttp://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-14/279222837_o5tJq-Th.jpg2008-04-12 01:31:11Joe(me), Brent and Craig at the site.<p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Joe(me), Brent and Craig at the site.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/4717729_u6DwE#279222983_LobE7" title="Joe(me), Brent and Craig at the site."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-20/279222983_LobE7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Joe(me), Brent and Craig at the site." title="Joe(me), Brent and Craig at the site." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-05T15:52:47ZJoe Idonihttp://joeidoni.smugmug.comhttp://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-20/279222983_LobE7-Th.jpg2008-04-12 01:28:11All that remains at the site today are a lot of small pieces.<p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />All that remains at the site today are a lot of small pieces.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/4717729_u6DwE#279222861_m3NMQ" title="All that remains at the site today are a lot of small pieces."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-15/279222861_m3NMQ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="All that remains at the site today are a lot of small pieces." title="All that remains at the site today are a lot of small pieces." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-05T15:50:13ZJoe Idonihttp://joeidoni.smugmug.comhttp://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-15/279222861_m3NMQ-Th.jpg2008-04-12 01:32:16The next four photos show what the crash site looked like in the early 70s.
Image by: Pat J. Macha www.aircraftwrecks.com<p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />The next four photos show what the crash site looked like in the early 70s.
Image by: Pat J. Macha www.aircraftwrecks.com</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/4717729_u6DwE#279222906_PUzGf" title="The next four photos show what the crash site looked like in the early 70s.
Image by: Pat J. Macha www.aircraftwrecks.com"><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-16/279222906_PUzGf-Th.jpg" width="112" height="150" alt="The next four photos show what the crash site looked like in the early 70s.
Image by: Pat J. Macha www.aircraftwrecks.com" title="The next four photos show what the crash site looked like in the early 70s.
Image by: Pat J. Macha www.aircraftwrecks.com" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-05T15:49:09ZJoe Idonihttp://joeidoni.smugmug.comhttp://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-16/279222906_PUzGf-Th.jpgImage by: Pat J. Macha www.aircraftwrecks.com<p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Image by: Pat J. Macha www.aircraftwrecks.com</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/4717729_u6DwE#279222949_7ozjG" title="Image by: Pat J. Macha www.aircraftwrecks.com"><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-18/279222949_7ozjG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Image by: Pat J. Macha www.aircraftwrecks.com" title="Image by: Pat J. Macha www.aircraftwrecks.com" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-05T15:54:26ZJoe Idonihttp://joeidoni.smugmug.comhttp://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-18/279222949_7ozjG-Th.jpgImage by: Pat J. Macha www.aircraftwrecks.com<p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Image by: Pat J. Macha www.aircraftwrecks.com</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/4717729_u6DwE#279222968_Q55bJ" title="Image by: Pat J. Macha www.aircraftwrecks.com"><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-19/279222968_Q55bJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Image by: Pat J. Macha www.aircraftwrecks.com" title="Image by: Pat J. Macha www.aircraftwrecks.com" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-05T15:53:19ZJoe Idonihttp://joeidoni.smugmug.comhttp://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-19/279222968_Q55bJ-Th.jpgImage by: Pat J. Macha www.aircraftwrecks.com<p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Image by: Pat J. Macha www.aircraftwrecks.com</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/4717729_u6DwE#279222927_DDJbt" title="Image by: Pat J. Macha www.aircraftwrecks.com"><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-17/279222927_DDJbt-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Image by: Pat J. Macha www.aircraftwrecks.com" title="Image by: Pat J. Macha www.aircraftwrecks.com" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-05T15:47:40ZJoe Idonihttp://joeidoni.smugmug.comhttp://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-17/279222927_DDJbt-Th.jpgThere wasn't much recognizable parts remaining. Here are some plates from a battery.<p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />There wasn't much recognizable parts remaining. Here are some plates from a battery.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/4717729_u6DwE#279223010_M8FLi" title="There wasn't much recognizable parts remaining. Here are some plates from a battery."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-21/279223010_M8FLi-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="There wasn't much recognizable parts remaining. Here are some plates from a battery." title="There wasn't much recognizable parts remaining. Here are some plates from a battery." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-05T15:52:10ZJoe Idonihttp://joeidoni.smugmug.comhttp://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-21/279223010_M8FLi-Th.jpg2008-04-12 00:38:04One of the few pieces of aluminum.<p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />One of the few pieces of aluminum.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/4717729_u6DwE#279223044_a5tSd" title="One of the few pieces of aluminum."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-22/279223044_a5tSd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="One of the few pieces of aluminum." title="One of the few pieces of aluminum." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-05T15:53:18ZJoe Idonihttp://joeidoni.smugmug.comhttp://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-22/279223044_a5tSd-Th.jpg2008-04-12 00:38:49More pieces, a small fragment of red navigation light is in the center of the photo.<p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />More pieces, a small fragment of red navigation light is in the center of the photo.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/4717729_u6DwE#279223067_VFX3K" title="More pieces, a small fragment of red navigation light is in the center of the photo."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-23/279223067_VFX3K-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="More pieces, a small fragment of red navigation light is in the center of the photo." title="More pieces, a small fragment of red navigation light is in the center of the photo." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-05T15:45:28ZJoe Idonihttp://joeidoni.smugmug.comhttp://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-23/279223067_VFX3K-Th.jpg2008-04-12 00:40:09Melted aluminum.<p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Melted aluminum.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/4717729_u6DwE#279223093_hFBtL" title="Melted aluminum."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-24/279223093_hFBtL-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Melted aluminum." title="Melted aluminum." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-05T15:50:27ZJoe Idonihttp://joeidoni.smugmug.comhttp://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-24/279223093_hFBtL-Th.jpg2008-04-12 00:42:37Brent found a piece from one of the wheels.<p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Brent found a piece from one of the wheels.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/4717729_u6DwE#279223113_zR4T6" title="Brent found a piece from one of the wheels."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-25/279223113_zR4T6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Brent found a piece from one of the wheels." title="Brent found a piece from one of the wheels." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-05T15:48:48ZJoe Idonihttp://joeidoni.smugmug.comhttp://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-25/279223113_zR4T6-Th.jpg2008-04-12 00:43:27Pieces from the wheel. This was the largest piece at the site. Someone really cleaned it up.<p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Pieces from the wheel. This was the largest piece at the site. Someone really cleaned it up.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/4717729_u6DwE#279223123_BBqHE" title="Pieces from the wheel. This was the largest piece at the site. Someone really cleaned it up."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-26/279223123_BBqHE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Pieces from the wheel. This was the largest piece at the site. Someone really cleaned it up." title="Pieces from the wheel. This was the largest piece at the site. Someone really cleaned it up." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-05T15:51:34ZJoe Idonihttp://joeidoni.smugmug.comhttp://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-26/279223123_BBqHE-Th.jpg2008-04-12 00:45:49Piece from the canopy.<p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Piece from the canopy.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/4717729_u6DwE#279223143_hsf9T" title="Piece from the canopy."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-27/279223143_hsf9T-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Piece from the canopy." title="Piece from the canopy." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-05T15:54:09ZJoe Idonihttp://joeidoni.smugmug.comhttp://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-27/279223143_hsf9T-Th.jpg2008-04-12 00:46:56Melted aluminum.<p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Melted aluminum.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/4717729_u6DwE#279223176_hDxXg" title="Melted aluminum."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-29/279223176_hDxXg-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Melted aluminum." title="Melted aluminum." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-05T15:51:22ZJoe Idonihttp://joeidoni.smugmug.comhttp://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-29/279223176_hDxXg-Th.jpg2008-04-12 00:50:25No idea what this is from.<p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />No idea what this is from.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/4717729_u6DwE#279223188_7yA87" title="No idea what this is from."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-30/279223188_7yA87-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="No idea what this is from." title="No idea what this is from." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-05T15:50:46ZJoe Idonihttp://joeidoni.smugmug.comhttp://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-30/279223188_7yA87-Th.jpg2008-04-12 00:51:25This tag reads,
COIL SET
CALIBRATION FOR RADIO TRANSMITTER<p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />This tag reads,
COIL SET
CALIBRATION FOR RADIO TRANSMITTER</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/4717729_u6DwE#279223208_kjUve" title="This tag reads,
COIL SET
CALIBRATION FOR RADIO TRANSMITTER"><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-31/279223208_kjUve-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="This tag reads,
COIL SET
CALIBRATION FOR RADIO TRANSMITTER" title="This tag reads,
COIL SET
CALIBRATION FOR RADIO TRANSMITTER" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-05T15:52:53ZJoe Idonihttp://joeidoni.smugmug.comhttp://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-31/279223208_kjUve-Th.jpg2008-04-12 01:10:55Craig found this piece. He recognized it as coming from the battery box.<p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Craig found this piece. He recognized it as coming from the battery box.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/4717729_u6DwE#279223234_fihDE" title="Craig found this piece. He recognized it as coming from the battery box."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-32/279223234_fihDE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Craig found this piece. He recognized it as coming from the battery box." title="Craig found this piece. He recognized it as coming from the battery box." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-05T15:49:02ZJoe Idonihttp://joeidoni.smugmug.comhttp://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-32/279223234_fihDE-Th.jpg2008-04-12 01:28:59Heading up to the top on the way out.<p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Heading up to the top on the way out.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/4717729_u6DwE#279223261_4Kp6h" title="Heading up to the top on the way out."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-33/279223261_4Kp6h-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Heading up to the top on the way out." title="Heading up to the top on the way out." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-05T15:53:15ZJoe Idonihttp://joeidoni.smugmug.comhttp://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-33/279223261_4Kp6h-Th.jpg2008-04-12 01:43:22Back on the road.<p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Back on the road.</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/4717729_u6DwE#279223285_jMRnX" title="Back on the road."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-34/279223285_jMRnX-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Back on the road." title="Back on the road." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-05T15:50:08ZJoe Idonihttp://joeidoni.smugmug.comhttp://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-34/279223285_jMRnX-Th.jpg2008-04-12 03:18:33Following Craig back out to the highway. He would wait up for me to catch every once and while, no way could I keep up with him on the dirt roads.
It felt good to be able to find the site ...<p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com">Joe Idoni</a><br />Following Craig back out to the highway. He would wait up for me to catch every once and while, no way could I keep up with him on the dirt roads.
It felt good to be able to find the site ...</p><p><a href="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/4717729_u6DwE#279223353_9C8V6" title="Following Craig back out to the highway. He would wait up for me to catch every once and while, no way could I keep up with him on the dirt roads.
It felt good to be able to find the site ..."><img src="http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-37/279223353_9C8V6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Following Craig back out to the highway. He would wait up for me to catch every once and while, no way could I keep up with him on the dirt roads.
It felt good to be able to find the site ..." title="Following Craig back out to the highway. He would wait up for me to catch every once and while, no way could I keep up with him on the dirt roads.
It felt good to be able to find the site ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-05T15:52:52ZJoe Idonihttp://joeidoni.smugmug.comhttp://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites/Pinto-Mountains-BT-15-4508/01-37/279223353_9C8V6-Th.jpg2008-04-12 23:09:08