In preparation for the hike I had studied the hand drawn map of the site and the topographical map for hours trying to match the location. That spring I had some time on my hands to seek some much-needed adventure that I longed for so often. This map would be priceless in trying to pinpoint the location on the mountain.Īs the summer weekends filled in with other appointments and engagements the thought of wondering through the woods got put off, even forgotten until the following spring.
The aircraft was designed and produced by Douglas Aircraft Corporation (later McDonnell Douglas) and was originally designated the A4D under the US Navys pre-1962 designation system. One of the individuals had a hand drawn map that showed the crash site in great detail and had terrain features of the area I was able to get a picture of. The A-4 Skyhawk was an American attack aircraft originally designed to operate from United States Navy aircraft carriers. By contacting a few people that knew about the site I was able to find out the general area that it is located. That only heightened the interest in the site for me because I previously went to a B-47 crash site that had been picked clean by hikers over the last 30 years.
After countless hours of Internet searches I could not find any information on where it. It was an SB2C-4 Helldiver crash site that was deep in the woods of Vermont. Several possible sites were discussed but one really caught my attention. The story begins over a year before when the topic of a wreck chase came up for the New England area. I took three more steps when he asked, "Is this what we where looking for?" I looked over and he was pointing to a twisted piece of aluminum structure painted olive drab on one side and light blue Your help is requested, if you have information or images of an aircraft, either listed or not, we would like to hear about it. This site is one of the founding sites of the Warbirds Resource Group and is dedicated to the preservation of the histories of those military aircraft that survived military service. I looked over the map and said, "keep your eyes open". Warbird Registry - A Warbirds Resource Group Site. As we reversed our course, it was not five minutes before we saw some landmarks that indicated we might be close to the crash site. Along for the hike was my friend Aaron, while not an aviation junkie, he was looking forward to a trail blazing adventure to a crash site that was well off the beaten path. There wasĮxtreme disappointment over not finding the aircraft wreckage but we had not prepared to spend the night in the woods and wanted to make sure we were able to navigate our way out of the woods before nightfall. 82858Īfter five hours of hiking though the woods and performing a search pattern in the area that I suspected hid the crash site of a SB2C-4 82858 it was time to shoot a reverse bearing on the compass and head out of the woods. A Warbirds Resource Group Site - Search for a Helldiver
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