Original 1947 AP Wirephoto showing the wreckage of a U.S. Army B-29 bomber scattered across Hawks Mountain near Springfield, Vermont, after a nighttime crash on June 15. According to the original caption, the aircraft struck the mountain shortly after midnight, killing eleven people. The wreckage is shown strewn across the slope of the approximately 2,300-foot peak. The original caption is printed directly on the photograph. Measures approximately 6½ x 9⅛ inches. Old tape remains visible on the corners, with expected age, toning, edge wear and newsroom/archive handling. A stark postwar military aviation disaster image. This photo came from the archive of a Pittsburgh area newspaper.
