Mt. Tom B-25

Name Mt. Tom B-25
CAP data 3949N 10521W 08APR52,B-25,SEE*,*AF38015/VSB FM AIR/SM PCS ONLY,12.
GPS coords 39 deg 49' 00.3" 105 deg 20' 55.2" (note minutes decimal  -- no seconds)
GPS decimal 39.81676  105.34866
UTM 13S 0470158, 4407268 UTM
Datum used NAD 27
County Jefferson County, CO.

April 8, 1952

Click on the image to get a bigger version of each picture.
view east Matt poses with engine Matt with other engine
View to the eastern plains Engine 1  (difficult lighting for the camera) Engine 2

The wreck cause: <unk> Clearly failed to clear terrain on westbound heading.

Casualties:   Capt. Hilton B. Wilcox, Jr.

                       Lt.Col Merrill E. Smith

Site Description:. 250 feet below the summit of Mt. Tom on the ENE face in trees. Scattered. Radial engines, landing gear, small scraps. No identifiable sheet metal or wing surfaces. Looks like Army dynamited wreck? Or much aluminum was hauled away?

Best route Hiked from Golden Gate Canyon State Park to Mt. Tom summit in order to stay on public land. Ralston Buttes USGS quad

Trip Report:  None.  Didn't write one.  I think it took about 3 hrs from the Park to the site travelling cross-country off trail. A co-worker named Matt Douglass went with me. (Matt is in the pictures) No trail goes in that direction so route-finding is required.

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Last Modified: 3/3/2001