Mt Tom Mass. Bomber crashes into Mt. Tom July 10, 1946

The Fitchburg Sentinal ^ | 7/10/1946 | Stu Beitler

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Twenty-five army, navy and coast guard men -- the entire crew and passenger list of a converted Flying Fortress carrying the homeward-bound servicemen from Gander, Newfoundland -- were killed last night when the plane crashed against 1200-foot Mount Tom. Salvage crews summoned to the scene of New England's worst air disaster

[ABN 505]

I was having Dinner on Mt. Tom Yesterday and was told that it was the anniversary of a terrible crash on the mountain, I had never heard of it so I looked it up and found this article. Very sad, many of those killed were Vets from the war in Europe on their way home.

[SamAdams76]

[acapesket]

Jaysus! You scared the crap out of me!
Children involved in my thought process!

[BeadCounter]

Rest In Peace, they were from a wide-array of States. It makes me think of another air disaster. Very moving memorial.

[PAR35]

Twenty-five army, navy and coast guard men

I may be skimming over it, but I don't spot any navy folks. Air Corp (looks like crew, or mostly crew), Coast Guard, Public Health Service and perhaps a civilian. Who was the navy guy?

[ABN 505]

Was the USPHS part of the Navy, I think they wore naval uniforms.

[PAR35]

No, while it grew out of the needs of the navy, by World War II it was independent.

[PAR35]

You are correct, however, that the uniforms are generally based on Navy uniforms, and the ranks correspond.

[ExCTCitizen]

All the time I skied at Mount Tom, I never knew about it. If I did, I’d have prayed for the people lost....

[ExCTCitizen]

All the time I skied at Mount Tom, I never knew about it. If I did, I’d have prayed for the people lost....

[ABN 505]

I have driven by Mt. Tom hundreds of times over the years and have been on the mountain dozens of times and never heard of it either. It just came up in a conversation about Westover AFB and my interest was piqued.