Pleasant View Ridge C-46A Commando & C-119 Flying Boxcar 6/24/06
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C-46 Commando like the one that crashed on 6/5/44 near ...
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The Angeles Crest Highway was closed just past Cedar Sp...
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While walking to the trailhead, met up with some Caltra...
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Found this sign near the trailhead. Good thing I was go...
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View of the Mojave Desert, from Mount Williamson.
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Hiking along Pleasant View Ridge. C-119 crash site is o...
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Zoomed in on the C-119 wreckage scattered down the cent...
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Giant sized quail was trying to get me to follow him, m...
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Getting closer to the slope with the C-119 wreckage.
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Wreckage can easily be seen. The C-46 should be on the ...
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After looking for a while, I spotted something. It was ...
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The north slope was steep and very loose.
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The first piece I found. Thinking that it might be part...
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It took me over half an hour to climbed down 600' but t...
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I'm here but still having a hard time getting to it. My...
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Me with the tail section of the C-46A. Surprised to see...
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Found an old photo of the tail. It shows the right hori...
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It's gone now.
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Top view of the right stab. Looks like it was cut off w...
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The number can still be read on this sun faded south si...
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Only the lower section of the rudder remains.
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Inborad section of the elevator.
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Front view of the stab stub.
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Intresting to see how the stab is attached to the fusel...
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A visitor from 1958 left his name and address on the st...
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When I saw the tree, thought that it tore it's way in f...
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This rail isn't broken, looks like the tree speared it ...
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View of the tail as I start walking around to the other...
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Album Description:
This C-46 Commando #41-12363 crashed on 6/5/44 on a north facing slope near Pleasant View Ridge. A C-119 Flying Boxcar #53-3195 crashed 600 feet above on the same slope on 9/30/66.
Album Info:
Album Stats:
- Photos: 80
- Views: 21,094
- Downloads: 17
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