B52 Bomber Crash Site
I’ve wanted to visit this crash site for a long time. It was a bit of a maze getting to the plane crash site but once you are there it is a short and easy hike.
As the story goes..
On January 24, 1963 the B-52C bomber lost control during a training flight and crashed in to Elephant Mountain near Greenville Maine. A total of 9 members were on board, 7 of them died in the crash. 2 were able to eject and survived.
| Date: | 7-31-2020 |
| Location: | Greenville, ME |
| Distance: | 0.5 mi |
| Elevation Gain: | 90′ |
| Total Time: | 25min |
| Parking: | 10+ cars |
| Difficultly Rating: | Easy |
From the start of the trail there is debris along the trail. Lots of small pieces of the planes body. As you get closer to the main debris field there are lots more pieces of metal and rubber. Full tires from landing gear and in the middle part of the cockpit with a stone black that has the names of those who died etched on it.
We continued on through the labyrinth of wreckage. Pieces of metal lodged high in trees. You can’t even imagine the kind of explosion that would have caused this kind of destruction.
This was a fun hike and I’m glad we made the stop on the way up to Baxter State Park. If you are ever in the area of Moosehead Lake in Maine I would highly suggest this short easy hike.
