San Gabriel Mountains AT-6D 1/11/13
Read MoreOn 7/2/47, a North American AT-6D with the US Army Air Force Reserve while on a flight from Long Beach Army airfield crashed in the San Gabriel Mountains, north of Pasadena, California. The accident started a 90 acre forest fire which prevented the rescue party from reaching the crash site until fire crews were able to get the flames under control. The accident occurred in bad weather killing the pilot 1st Lieutenant Edward F. Bickford of Altadena, CA.
It's been four and a half years since the last hike, but I returned to search for the wing that I missed. Starting from the area where I found the fuselage frame I climbed up a steep slope hoping to find the wing. Didn't take long till I found this piece, looks like I'm heading in the right direction.