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Stob na Boine Druim-fhinn

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Stob na Boine Druim-fhinn
Stob na Boine Druim-fhinn from the east
Highest point
Elevation658 m (2,159 ft)
Prominence149.6 m
Naming
English translationpeak of the white-backed cow
Geography
LocationArgyll and Bute, Scotland
Parent rangeArrochar Alps
OS gridNN168025

Stob na Boine Druim-fhinn is a mountain on the Cowal peninsula in Argyll, Scotland, northwest of Lochgoilhead.

On 17 January, 1949, a United States Army Air Forces Boeing B-29 Superfortress (44-62279) of the 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron was on a flight from RAF Scampton, England, to Reykjavík, Iceland. At 9:50am, the B-29 crashed into the side of Stob na Boine Druim-fhinn, killing all twenty passengers and crew. The cause of the crash was not determined, but the adverse weather and heavy icing were deemed to be contributory factors.

References

  1. "Stob na Boine Druim-fhinn - hillbagging.co.uk". hillbagging.co.uk. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
  2. "Argyll OS Name Books, 1868-1878". ScotlandsPlaces. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  3. "B29 (44-62276) crash site, Succoth Glen, nr Lochgoilhead". YouTube.
  4. "B-29A 44-62276, Beinn Tharsuinn, Argyll". 5 August 2016.
  5. "20 died in 1949 air tragedy".
  6. "SuccothGlen".
  7. "The Loss of USAF B29A #44-62276 on 17th January 1949 near Strachur, Scotland" (PDF). RAF Mountain Rescue Association.

56°10′49″N 4°57′3″W / 56.18028°N 4.95083°W / 56.18028; -4.95083


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