Bomber Glacier (Alaska)

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Bomber Glacier (Alaska)

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Ай бұрын

In November 1957, a US Air Force B29 bomber set out on a routine training mission near Anchorage, Alaska. The flight turned disastrous shortly after with a crash into a remote glacier north of Palmer, AK. Six of the ten on board were killed and the rest would have followed the same fate, except for a heroic rescue effort. The glacier came to be known as Bomber Glacier and the site can be visited via several routes including the Reed Lakes Trail.

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@r.awilliams9815 Ай бұрын

In 1946 a Curtis R5C transport plane carrying 32 Marines went off course in very heavy weather and flew into the side of Mount Rainier. The plane, and the Marines, are still entombed in Little Tahoma Glacier, because recovery would have placed the lives of the recovery teams are serious risk and the families of the Marines formally asked that recovery efforts be dropped.

@LifeIsAdventureChannel Ай бұрын

Interesting! I just spent far too long looking into more details.

@herbertcourtesie2459 23 күн бұрын

In June 1947 while searching for the Curtiss Kenneth Arnold sighted some strange crafts over this range. The FS history started then in US. Stranger stories followed as investigators jumped in.

@finnberglander7816 Ай бұрын

A B-17 went down in Wyoming in 1943, at what has since been named Bomber Mountain. The wreckage wasn't found until some years later, when the OD paint had worn off and the reflection could be seen. Legend has it that the first guys at the sight found rock cairns built for the dead crew, and every machinegun was missing from the plane...

@GCL110 Ай бұрын

I have to say i really enjoy your short form videos, for people that don't have time to sit through the usual 45min to an hour long videos, your uploads really hit the spot for some serious adventure without all the fluff. Cheers from Australia!

@JeniferTroxel Күн бұрын

Totally agree.

@JeniferTroxel Күн бұрын

Like the music when you are breaking down your camp.. Good video.

@Agislife1960 Ай бұрын

I was an A&P for 20+ years I wish my health was good enough to check out old crash sites

@blueman5924 Ай бұрын

My my, you certainly get to some remote and interesting destinations. Thanks for sharing the adventures. 🍁🤙

@dalewilliams8001 Ай бұрын

Good that there was grass and moss up there on those rocks. Much softer and warmer for locating your tent, rather than on the stone, for sure. ;)) Cool and interesting video; liked the hail also. Thanks.

@user-cp5vl9ot9x 13 күн бұрын

Great video !..enjoy this while yer young. I'm 75 now... me and my brother wandered all over the Mojave Desert when we were much younger. Found many , many plane parts.... never took any home... probably still out there fer the adventurist ! Fun !

@bunion8579 Ай бұрын

There truly are some amazing places on Earth. You're in one.

@normanmallory2055 Ай бұрын

Great find ! I like adventures like this ! Well done !

@AlessandroBottoni 26 күн бұрын

Great video, congratulations!

@agesadventures Ай бұрын

Quite a good adventure up there! It's nice to see that the plane does not have graffiti on it or anything like that. Tragic story, but glad at least four made it out.

@lifeofluke Ай бұрын

Well that was epic!

@randallgd Ай бұрын

Looks like great adventure thanks for taking us along!

@tubelectron1667 19 күн бұрын

Amazing ! *****

@DanO530.8 28 күн бұрын

Sorry for the loss of the airman

@fsj197811 Ай бұрын

From the thumbnail I thought this was Kee Bird. Just the same, thanks for sharing.

@LifeIsAdventureChannel Ай бұрын

You sent me on a wild tangent researching Kee Bird - thanks for that!

@fsj197811 Ай бұрын

@@LifeIsAdventureChannel You're welcome. Hope you found and enjoyed the documentary even though it's rather sad.

@chipps1066 Ай бұрын

Do you use a drone to get your shots?That's a lot of work for those beautiful shots.

@LifeIsAdventureChannel Ай бұрын

For a 12 hour hike, getting a few mins of video here and there isn't much effort.

@michaelschubel6330 16 күн бұрын

How do you get those long shots? Is there a second hiker with a drone?

@LifeIsAdventureChannel 15 күн бұрын

Just me!

@ralphwillian1758 20 күн бұрын

Your images are very beautiful. Friend, which camera model on the drone did you use?

@LifeIsAdventureChannel 20 күн бұрын

I was using a a DJI mini pro 4. It's sadly resting at the bottom of a lake now 😭

@ralphwillian1758 5 күн бұрын

@@LifeIsAdventureChannel What a shame! Thank you, you'll have another one soon. God bless you, my friend!

@michaelsteiger8509 Ай бұрын

Great try everyone. It clearly is a b-29. The give away is the nacelle. The aft facing scoop on top was on the 29 and the PBY did not have that. The square inspection hole at the 3 and 9 o’clock position is on a b29 and different shaped in the PBY. The exhaust ended pn a PBY on the top in line with the leading edge . The taper of the metal aft of the nacelle would be strait on a PBY. Cheers

@adrianw7011 Ай бұрын

Wrong wing shape for a B29 and they aren't wright cyclone engine cowlings. The fueslage isn't B29, the shape is wrong. The engines on the B29 are staggered with the outer one being slightly behind the inboard, these are parrallel and too small for the cyclone engine cowlings.

@bunion8579 Ай бұрын

@@adrianw7011 Boeing TB-29 44-70039 on a radar-calibration flight out of Elmendorf Nov 15 1957.

@HM2SGT 29 күн бұрын

@@adrianw7011*_PBY or B29?_* There's been lively speculation, debate and argument on the identification (thankfully all civil and polite). I offer this thought: At 3:50 there is a very good high resolution shot of the area in question. I think we can all agree that whatever's going on a few feet right of the right most engine is buried in snow and ice, but the engines themselves and the wing from the snow and ice left to the wingtip is clear and unblemished. If this is a PBY, where then are the fuel fillers and vent tubes? Those are ubiquitous, plain and obvious on every PBY; this area shows no damage, & no fuel filler caps or vent tubes… so where are they? The logical answer with evidence fitting the conclusion is that this is not a PBY. What, then, is it? The Air Force, NTSB and FAA are all minded that it's a Boeing B-29 Super Fortress, & we have no evidence to the contrary.

@daviddarrall9384 Ай бұрын

Well done 😊 UK

@Handcarvedbyrandy 10 күн бұрын

From the tracks visible it looks like the area gets a fair amount of foot and ski traffic.

@LifeIsAdventureChannel 8 күн бұрын

There's a hut-to-hut ski traverse / mountaineering route in the area.

@tyronebiggims1613 12 күн бұрын

My uncle worked on that plane and saw it burn to the ice..

@LifeIsAdventureChannel 12 күн бұрын

Incredible!

@HM2SGT Ай бұрын

*_PBY or B29?_* There's been lively speculation, debate and argument on the identification (thankfully all civil and polite). I offer this thought: At 4:25 there is a very good high resolution shot of the area in question, and even better one at 3:50. I think we can all agree that whatever's going on a few feet right of the right most engine is buried in snow and ice, but the engines themselves and the wing from the snow and ice left to the wingtip is clear and unblemished. If this is a PBY, where then are the fuel fillers and vent tubes? Those are ubiquitous, plain and obvious on every PBY; this area shows no damage, & no fuel filler caps or vent tubes… so where are they? The logical answer with evidence fitting the conclusion is that this is not a PBY. What, then, is it? The Air Force, NTSB and FAA are all minded that it's a Boeing B-29 Super Fortress, & we have no evidence to the contrary.

@mtacoustic1 Ай бұрын

Eating a little crow here... One comment observed how one engine nacelle fairing is longer than the other; typical of a four-engine aircraft. Sure enough, the nacelles match the photos of a B-29 on wikipedia. I would like to see photos of this wreck more exposed with less snow and confirm it's identity. Some data plate info would be excellent.

@ikefrye847 Ай бұрын

Takes strength and courage, valor and honor to succinctly state something like that. Bravo Zulu sir.

@nayumicraig5248 Ай бұрын

Are you sure? Looks more like a Canso (PBY Catalina). Maybe there is more than one wreck on the glacier. Lorne.

@HM2SGT 29 күн бұрын

At 3:50 there is a very good high resolution shot of the area in question. The area is undamaged, clear and unblemished. If this is a PBY, where then are the fuel fillers and vent tubes?

@misterx8592 29 күн бұрын

Where are the Sasquatches?

@bryandale7125 Ай бұрын

While living near Palmer, I visited this crash site several times in the summer, when you can see a whole lot more of the plane.

@jackkoveleskie2504 24 күн бұрын

My Wife's Uncle was a pilot on that aircraft.

@ugrinivan1148 9 күн бұрын

Земл все выплюнет через время.. так есть и так будет! Это не приживется никогда...❤1

@YYX-u7g 3 күн бұрын

О, сколько алюминия!

@HootOwl513 Ай бұрын

-That's not a B-29. [--4:25--]This wreck has twin engines. Superfort's had four. This looks like a PBY Catalina flying boat- [EDIT: Never Mind. It is a Boeing Superfort afterall...]

@buzztp5119 Ай бұрын

I agree with you that's a Catalina

@costello521 Ай бұрын

I'd say it's a B-29. The wing that you can see I think is the planes port (left) wing due to the position of the star. The Star's on all USAAF and USAF four engined bombers where located to the left and right of the number one and four engines. The PBY Catalina's also had smaller radial engines compared to the ones used on the B-29. Another indication is at 3:42, the round opening is where one of the gunner sighting blisters is located for the upper aft turret.

@mypl510 Ай бұрын

It's a B-29, it has rounded wing tips with no floats like a Cat would. Also, this is just one wing, hence only two engines.

@LifeIsAdventureChannel Ай бұрын

Crash report says Boeing B-29 Superfortresses

@HM2SGT Ай бұрын

🤔😒🙂‍↔️ Not a PBY... the fuselage isn't nearly flattened enough. 3:42 gives us a good look at one of the observation blisters abaft the wing root. Also, if it was a tugboat with wings there should be evidence of the pylon connecting the wing to the hull between those two motors.

@madmanmechanic8847 28 күн бұрын

They need to go up and retrieve that plane there would be zero rust on that plane with the cold and snow to protect it the parts alone are worth millions . The engines could be salvaged and parts for other 29s out there such a shame to let it rot

@briansilcox5720 Ай бұрын

Definitely Consolidated PBY Catalina.

@andrewmacdonald4833 Ай бұрын

Nope...it's a B29...well covered.

@HM2SGT Ай бұрын

@@andrewmacdonald4833 Indeed. Round observation blisters, no pylon, no fabric on the wings...

@bunkerrocketworks3190 Ай бұрын

Yup agreed - definitely PBY without the blisters. The B29 has mid mount wing with 4 engines and much larger wingspan. 👍

@bunkerrocketworks3190 Ай бұрын

@@andrewmacdonald4833The B29 has 4 engines and longer mid fuselage mounted wings. Plane geeks like me and others can see the PBY anatomy despite the snow cover. 👍 What bit of the plane reminds you of the B29?

@bunkerrocketworks3190 Ай бұрын

Actually - I changed my mind - I googled it and the two engines you can see are just one wing - because of the crash position the wing is laying over the fuselage making it look like a PBY twin - sorry honest mistake 🤣

@markschneider8815 8 күн бұрын

A lot of wasted time watching this guy hiking.😢

@mtacoustic1 Ай бұрын

This is definitely a WWII Consolidated PBY; not a B-29!

@HM2SGT Ай бұрын

@mtacoustic1 Ай бұрын

@@HM2SGT Nope, you are in error. Definitely a PBY Catalina. The long wings with fabric covering on the outer panels is a dead giveaway, and the observation/gun blisters are right for a PBY. The pylon has collapsed along with much of the fuselage from the crash and ice action. Everything matches a derelict PBY that was parked at a local airport for many years.

@HM2SGT Ай бұрын

@@mtacoustic1 Perhaps you should look closer; 3:40, 3:55 all metal. Not a bit of fabric, never was.

@dominictroupin2211 Ай бұрын

Left wing of a B-29

@lowbudgetbob1155 Ай бұрын

That's not a B-29, It's a PBY Catalina. B-29's were a 4 engine bomber, that clearly is a twin engine airplane. Get your facts straight....

@ikefrye847 Ай бұрын

Bob can't tell the difference between circular observation blisters of a b29 and teardrops of a pby on the left side of the fuselage that is to the right of a wing with two engine nacelles of the B-29 type as can be identified by flaps and vents

@HM2SGT Ай бұрын

At 4:25 there is a very good high resolution shot of the area in question. I think we can all agree that whatever's going on a few feet right right most engine is buried in snow and ice, but the engines themselves and the wing from the snow and ice left to the wingtip is clear and unblemished. If this is a PBY, where then are the fuel fillers and vent tubes? Those are ubiquitous, plain and obvious on every PBY; this area shows no damage, & no fuel filler caps or vent tubes… so where are they?

@Blitzkriegssii 21 күн бұрын

Its a B 29 I have been there a few times. I have a picture siting in the tail gunners seat.

@Pilotc180 Ай бұрын

That’s no B29; it’s a PBY Catalina

@HM2SGT Ай бұрын

Round observation blisters, no pylon, all metal construction, no paint... *_NOT_* a tug boat with wings

@HM2SGT Ай бұрын

How strange that people keep misidentifying an aircraft with no paint, no fabric, no pylon and round observation blisters as a PBY

@johnball4826 Ай бұрын

How can you be so wrong about identifying the aircraft ! Did you not do your research before hand ? So obvious a PBY - two engines, high wing. Dumb !!

@ikefrye847 Ай бұрын

Didn't somebody once say it's better to be silent and be thought of fool than to type furiously and remove all doubt? The FAA, the NTSB, the Air Force are all convinced it's a B29. Most of the commenters can clearly see it it's a B-29 and at least one person who argued that it was a PBY as retracted their statement. One would think that someone who read the comments would Get a clue and refrain from removing all doubt... 🙄🤦🤷

@johnball4826 Ай бұрын

@@ikefrye847 Yes, I apologise for being so rude to the original Poster of this story. I am truly sorry for what I said. I should have looked at it several times and analysed the pictures.

@HM2SGT Ай бұрын

@@johnball4826 Hey, we're all human… Who hasn't stepped on their own dick from time to time? 😅 It takes an especially strong, confident, mature individual to admit when maybe things could've gone better and then to do better. Bravo Zulu sir. 👍