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65th Anniversary of PBM-5 Crash on Mount Tamalpais
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Joe Williams 32 minutes ago.
The Night it Rained P-40s in Marin County
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Douglas Green Nov 12.
Bald Hill P-40s Crash Site Location Found
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Douglas Green Jul 29.
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I have it, Huge front page, great job by Matt and some great recognition for his work. Will post a pic.
Joe
Looks like the Marin IJ story was posted tonight!
http://www.marinij.com/marinnews/ci_13891918
Nice story all around!
Jeff
Wow, some SF Gate readers are posting some pretty hateful stuff in the comments on that article, here are some "good" (a.k.a. bad) ones:
You, Carl Nolte, have done a dis-service to the mountain and the sacred wreckage by publishing the location o...
Here's the Chronicle's article http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/29/MNFT1AQHAA.DTL
Ah nice I'll look for it then! Thanks Matt.
Jeff
The IJ should run the story on Monday, which is the anniversary of the crash. The Chronicle should also be running a story soon. I took Chuck, Carl Nolte of the Chronicle, a Chronicle photographer and a second group to the site last Monday.
Matt
Here are some more pictures taken by one of the Gnoss Field Association people:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bobminkinphotography/sets/72157622732075687/
Did anyone see the story yet in the Marin Independent Journal? I've been checking the web s...
Thanks Joe, they were taken with a Nikon Coolpix L20, it's a 10 megapixel camera with a macro function. It's got a 3.6x optical zoom with greater digital zoom. You can get them on sale for about $100 or so. My new pack really didn't allow access f...
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- At 10:54am on March 7, 2009,
FallenAngel said… - Matt-
I don't know how that avatar got there -I just post a comment to you & there it was. Maybe because my membership wasn't fully setup at that time -I'll change it.
Yes, glad to meet up anytime. I usually work from home in Fairfax -except this week I'll be in SF. Weekends are usually open. I would also be willing to shoot some detailed photos of any sites for future comparison to track loss of artifacts. Or even to photo ID them in case any are spotted on Ebay.
My neighbor did mention that the Baldy crash was on the FAIRFAX side of the hill. He seemed pretty certain of that. He also implied that the crash wasn't exactly at the summit -but I need to check on that too. He's in his 80's but sharp as a tack. I'll ask him for more details -very friendly guy. I asked about the B17, but he was overseas at the time. His family owned their Fairfax property since the . . . 1800's.
- At 2:30pm on March 6, 2009,
FallenAngel said…
- Hi Matt
I'm new to this forum -but into Marin history for many years. (We have actually met a few times on Tam) I'm primarily a photographer interested in a broad range of Marin History.
I have often visited the Tam wrecks, but didn't know about the other Corsair sites. (I have been to sites 1,2 & 3 as you have them numbered) I tried to find site 4 -and visited the indicated location & the vicinity, but found no wreckage. I'm guessing that either the Google Earth "Placemark" is off (GE placemarks shift when zooming onscreen). Or Perhaps the wreckage has been removed to prevent further looting?
Any chance of getting a closer "hint" for that location? (I ONLY take photos) I do enjoy the search aspect -and would prefer a verbal hint, rather than exact GPS numbers). I understand if you prefer to keep these sites unknown -the looting of the various Tam sites is tragic.
I'd be interested in joining any upcoming visits or searches. Also willing to photograph or monitor sites. Am comfortable on rough, rocky, steep, brushy terrain (mountaineering & rock climbing experience).
BTW, I just talked a neighbor who was on Baldy the night the P40's crashed (we both live near Deer Park, Fairfax). I also hike with a friend who is a certified archeologist (investigates CalTrans sites).
Thanks,
-Nick
- At 9:40pm on July 18, 2008,
Douglas Green said… - Thanks for the photo's Matt, wish I could have joined you guys!
- At 5:49pm on July 6, 2008,
Douglas Green said…
- Hi Matt, Sorry I was working my way down my e-mail list and didn't see your request. Welcome Aboard.
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